A Chasm Emerges at Columbia as Competing Rallies Gather — One Celebrating the Massacre of Jews Perpetrated by Hamas and One in Solidarity With Israel

If college campuses are a microcosm of society, then what happened at Morningside Heights does not bode well.

Daniella Kahane
A protest at Columbia University on October 12, 2023. Daniella Kahane

The crisp fall air bristles with tension as two large groups begin to form on Columbia University’s main campus Thursday evening for competing rallies — one organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, the other for Students Supporting Israel and the wider Jewish community at Columbia.

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