Alleged Chemical Attack On Anti-Israel Students Actually Just Novelty Spray Columbia University Too Embarrassed To Name

Students had claimed that the ‘foul-smelling substance’ was an IDF-made weapon.

AP/Stefan Jeremiah
Student protesters march at Columbia University, April 29, 2024, at New York. AP/Stefan Jeremiah

Columbia University clears the air over allegations that an IDF-generated biochemical weapon was used against anti-Israel student protesters, confirming that the “foul-smelling substance” was actually just a “novelty item” known commonly as fart spray. 

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