Columbia students occupy Hamilton Hall amid ongoing protest

A group of pro-Palestinian protestors occupied Columbia's Hamilton Hall, which was also occupied by students protesting the Vietnam War in 1968. Protests have continued to crop up on college campuses throughout the U.S. Tom Hanson reports.
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[@user-dr1cr8mn9p]

In NC they removed the Americans flag and put the Palestine flag, something is really wrong

[@jdwfenton]

This has gone beyond " peaceful ". When you get arrested and expelled from school , don't cry " victim ". Take your protests to Gaza and do something productive with your life.

[@kangarif9166]

Don't you know that the Palestinian people in Gaza cheered and paraded in the streets when they knew that the WTC building was blown up by terrorists in 2001?

[@willmiller5043]

No they didn't. That's a blatant lie

[@kangarif9166]

@@willmiller5043 they did it. I saw on several TV channels and the internet at that time. This event was coordinated by intifada.

[@noursamar8508]

Proof !! Did you know that America invaded Irak and lied about the so called weapons of mass destruction …. 1 million innocents killed.

[@MFPhoto1]

Yup! I knew that. Arabs in the West Bank did the same.

[@firechiefsampolitano1541]

People chanting "free, free Palestine" should add "Zig heil!" to that. If you care about that area so much you remove your own countries flag to fly the Palestinians flag, then move there. You can do more good there for that country than you can for your own country. Americans should want the USA as top dog, it's not aggressive or hateful to care about your own country and it's safe survival in a dangerous deadly world, and the safety and easy life conveniences for your family, loved ones, children and grandchildren that we have in this country. Please go. Go build up the country you are chanting for and leave the USA alone.

[@rondaboze4622]

Do they even know what they are protesting over?

[@josephmedina6403]

Demands should only be between the countries having the conflict not protesters demands

[@StarClad13]

No they don't understand lol. If it is something they can be upset about they will protest over nothing

[@TheAlchemist1089]

Same BS happened during Vietnam Civil rights etc

[@P.90.603]

Do you know? It's been on the news for a few days now and you don't know? lolol. Do you just watch the news for pictures?

[@APerls]

The 34,000 killed and rising

[@firechiefsampolitano1541]

People chanting "free, free Palestine" should add "Zig heil!" to that. If you care about that area so much you remove your own countries flag to fly the Palestinians flag, then move there. You can do more good there for that country than you can for your own country. Americans should want the USA as top dog, it's not aggressive or hateful to care about your own country and it's safe survival in a dangerous deadly world, and the safety and easy life conveniences for your family, loved ones, children and grandchildren that we have in this country. Please go. Go build up the country you are chanting for and leave the USA alone.

[@shellysmith1037]

Mr Mayor....what are you doing? Sitting on your....

[@TheArtharianRepublic]

Whitehouse Spokesperson: "Forcibly taking over building is not peaceful, it is wrong" Israel: *coming out of a house they just evicted palestinians from illegally* I dont see the irony here

[@GoodyGoody534]

All of this for what!? Netanyahu is still going to do his big one. This is a waste of time!

[@user-ei6cx1pr8r]

We are also calling for them to pay their fees they should not ask we the tax payers to pay it. We also want that demand to be met.

[@kangarif9166]

First they occupied the Hamilton building, in the future they could occupy America

[@6yasss808]

They already do. Look behind you.

[@firechiefsampolitano1541]

People chanting "free, free Palestine" should add "Zig heil!" to that. If you care about that area so much you remove your own countries flag to fly the Palestinians flag, then move there. You can do more good there for that country than you can for your own country. Americans should want the USA as top dog, it's not aggressive or hateful to care about your own country and it's safe survival in a dangerous deadly world, and the safety and easy life conveniences for your family, loved ones, children and grandchildren that we have in this country. Please go. Go build up the country you are chanting for and leave the USA alone.

[@raisingarizona2008]

you voted for it.

[@tiboregoldberger6817]

United States student visas colleges universities corporations and financial divestment institutions Palestinian support for Genocide of Transgender Rights GAY Rights and Women Rights Transgender Rights Are Humans Rights GAY Rights or Human Rights Women Rights Stop supporting Palestinian Religious Homophobic Intolerance Of transgender rights gay rights Women rights not a penny not one cent to Palestinian Hater Speech Racist Hate Criminals 3:24

[@donaldsmith8864]

look at those well scrubbed little college kids....arent they precious. Little susie and billy throwing a hissy fit. Its just so damned cute.

[@dgdfgfnh968]

mfw all the money ,food, tents these kids have could have been sent to gaza to actually help people.

[@AmericanAntiCorruptionAct]

Now you know why they won't cancel student debt.

[@anam.caballerowilson9421]

So I believe now. What comes around goes around!

[@gian19791]

So more than half are not students 😮😅

[@user-qu8lt3hf7e]

No to a cease fire support Israel

[@JacobSteinberg75]

No thank you. I don't like foreign powers using my tax dollars to commit crimes.

[@beanbon666]

lmao thought college was for studying and get a degree for a job. Not a place to protest

[@P.90.603]

It's different with Ivy League because much of them will deal with politics directly in their careers.

[@lizkim1546]

these violent protesters are charged , convicted for their crimes. Not bc it’s Israel or Palestine but bc they are here not there. If they are so adamant with their stance, go make your stand where it might count. USA and Canada are dealing with same issues. If protesters are from there, send them back, don’t bring your problems here. Don’t try to make here the same as there from which you left.

[@AyakoTachi]

"defiant and dangerous" sounds eerily like teaching in k-12 schools these days

[@JacobSteinberg75]

Gen Z. is literally the softest generation in recent history, if they're not crying about having to go to work they're crying about something else.

[@TheArtharianRepublic]

@@JacobSteinberg75 at least we arent supporting our governments dropping bombs over vietnam, or joining the hitler youth as other generations have done.

[@md.muzahidulislamsamrat8037]

"I remember attending a pro-Israel hasbara (propaganda) workshop over forty-five years ago that strongly encouraged, as a response to critics of Israel, accusations of antisemitism. Don’t focus on the argument, we were told, but, rather, discredit the person making the argument by accusing them of antisemitism. Accusations of antisemitism directed at Palestinians and supporters of Palestinian rights are not new and have been a strategy of Israeli government and pro-Israel hasbara for decades. One of the most visible iterations of this phenomenon currently is the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Promoted by Israel’s right-wing government and its supporters, and adopted by the U.S. and other western governments, the IHRA definition goes full speed in conflating criticism of Israel and support for Palestinian justice with antisemitism." Donna Nevel, Jewish educator and community psycologist

[@user-mw8to4ng9i]

They’re not students

[@buddhakulung1910]

Every countries political strategy changes by student protesting

[@jameshirschy7150]

To be fair to taxpayers...the cost to deal with these protests should be the basecost basis for the financial fines to be paid by arrested protesters. Maybe a number like $50,000 per protester will get their attention. Along with getting expelled. If an agitator withno ties to the college...270 days community service and a fine of $100,000 per incident.

[@parkerthompson3447]

Well that didn't last long

[@techhawk1543]

Censorship is the tool used when your *LIE* loses it's power !

[@-reasoning-]

1989 Shangkun China vibes , rolling tanks

[@albert8112]

is it really students or people pretending to be students do these people actually fact check their stories?

[@lrqlrqlrrq]

The LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu, you are the king of Israel, will you occupy Gaza like Joshua did? 40 So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded. 41Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon. 42All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

[@malhanneera]

The students r-- demanding ??? What will happen ,when the same students go fir job interviews?Any takers to select them in jobs???

[@billkittleman9631]

Well my goodness Mayor Adams has some wisdom to him after all 😌

[@LisaMack100]

Why wait so late and long. It's dark now.

[@sugarmagnolia1475]

EXPEL THEM!

[@lizkim1546]

From this country too

[@aintrunnin6608]

"caused police to use a Chemical Agent" are your reporters really that slow they don't know what "Pepper spray" is 😂😂

[@satishjoshi321]

Why r they ashamed to covere up their own faces bc knowing its nonsense act and want someway to distance themselves

[@lancewalters4667]

The IDF soldiers are watching

[@rbrb5275]

End the occupation of Palestine

[@bjjblue]

Get your head together there is no occupation

[@JacobSteinberg75]

@@bjjblue 😂

[@killerwolf514]

There is no occupation. They have had plenty of chances for decades to officially have their own land but they decided to play the victim again and again because they want the eradication of all Jews.

[@christoferrodriguez7672]

Sorry ask Russia 🇷🇺 and China 🇨🇳

[@malhanneera]

Is nt it time for the students to go to the next class?? The Authorities should just freeze/ block the protester s results ?

[@lock2434]

They are paying for a education. It makes no sense to disrupt what they are paying for. They can still make a message outside of the school. Outside agitators who probably don't even go to the schools have to be a major factor in all of this.

[@lock2434]

@@P.90.603 yes it makes sense to ruin their education. thanks for clarifying this.

[@gtrour4]

Never imagine that New York City Ivy League Columbia University (🎓 ) would look like a Insane Asylum.....🤔🗯

[@rajupodiyan3147]

🧠📚🏫

[@kaiskajani5305]

Send these kids to jail and end these protests now all universities who’s allowing these acts need to resign immediately this is enough they’ve gone way too far end this now protect our students

[@P.90.603]

Most of them are protesting peacefully. Most arrests are for trespassing...non students or students who forgot their IDs.

[@rod.Anderson]

Send in the country boys,

[@P.90.603]

Intifda is not hate speech.

[@dodo-og2ss]

Supporting Hamas haven’t hit the Ivy League limit yet

[@johncunningham1625]

My once strong support for Israel has dropped significantly over Gaza’s civilian casualties. The human rights violations that the IDF have committed should matter. Being pro-Palestinian is not the same as being antisemitic.

[@killerwolf514]

I honestly do not trust the numbers that the Hamas controlled reports are saying.

[@taras_svirgun]

Biden needs to step down from the office, vote for Trump 2024.

[@Motion-159]

Palestine will be free ✊✊✊

[@lizkim1546]

these violent protesters are charged , convicted for their crimes. Not bc it’s Israel or Palestine but bc they are here not there. If they are so adamant with their stance, go make your stand where it might count. USA and Canada are dealing with same issues. If protesters are from there, send them back, don’t bring your problems here. Don’t try to make here the same as there from which you left.

[@killerwolf514]

They have had plenty of chances for decades to be free but they decided to play the victim again and again.

[@kendalson7100]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸!!!!

[@lizkim1546]

these violent protesters are charged , convicted for their crimes. Not bc it’s Israel or Palestine but bc they are here not there. If so adamant with their stance, go make your stand where it might count. USA and Canada are dealing with same issues. If protesters are from there, send them back, don’t bring your problems here. Don’t try to make here the same as there from which you left.

[@killerwolf514]

They have had plenty of chances for decades to be free but they decided to play the victim again and again.

[@j.a.g8441]

This is terrorism

[@JacobSteinberg75]

LOL.. You obviously don't know what terrorism is.

[@killerwolf514]

@@JacobSteinberg75 Terrorism by definition is the intentional use of violence and fear for political and/or ideological aims. These "protestors" have crossed the line into terrorism by not only their actions shown above, but by also attacking anyone who is Jewish or supports the Jewish community.

[@miriamelkaid6470]

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[@user-iv1cp1gu3u]

Nancy Pelosi : A beautiful sight to behold😂