Today is Wednesday, April the 24th, 2024. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins,

narrating today's article by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

The 7th of October is going to be every day for you. So screamed protesters at two Jewish Columbia University students just outside the campus

gates.

Others at Columbia called for Hamas to burn Tel Aviv to the ground, which could entail the

murder of more than four million Jews and chanted, Hamas, we love you, we support your rockets too.

Since Hamas terrorists murdered an estimated 1,200 men, women, and children in Israel last October 7th,

anti-Semitism has escalated dramatically in the U.S. and especially on college campuses.

Columbia, an Ivy League school in New York City, became an epicenter when a tent city,

dubbed the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, was created on the school's campus.

Now, pro-Palestinian demonstrations and encampments have spread to more than a dozen schools across the

country. Students are calling for an end both to the Israel-Hamas war and to their university's

investments in companies engaged with Israel. School administrators at Columbia did report

some progress early this morning in negotiations with pro-Palestinian protesters

who agreed to remove a significant number of tents from the lawn, ensure non-students would leave,

and bar discriminatory or harassing language among the protesters.

Harvard University has closed its yard until Friday in an anticipation of pro-Palestinian protests.

Yale's president is concerned about reports of egregious behavior such as intimidation and harassment on his campus.

Officials at numerous schools are concerned that pro-Palestinian demonstrators will disrupt graduation ceremonies later this spring.

Jewish students are especially at risk.

Some at Columbia have been assaulted and otherwise threatened.

Jewish groups have been hiring extra security for Passover events.

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