The school said, “Slogans, signs, taunts and social media posts by our own students that mock Jewish people and threaten to 'murder' them are completely unacceptable and Columbia students who engage in such incidents will be punished.” Will be held accountable.”
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt announced it was closing the campus through the end of the semester, with instruction and work continuing remotely after protesters repeatedly threatened to “lock themselves in, vandalize, or steal equipment.” Attempted to enter several closed buildings with intent.”
Canada saw its first campus protest camp out at McGill University on Saturday. The Montreal school said such camps, which are not permitted, “increase the potential for escalation and confrontation, as we have seen at some colleges across the United States.”
Hamas militants launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, killing about 1,170 people, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
Palestinian militants also took about 250 people hostage. Israel estimates that 129 people remain in Gaza, of whom 34 have been killed according to the military.
Israel's counterattacks have killed at least 34,388 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
