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Campus Protests and Controversies at Columbia University
The chapter covers the ongoing campus protests in support of Palestine at Columbia University, discussing faculty and student solidarity, police intervention, accusations of anti-Semitism, and mischaracterizations. It delves into the demand for divestment, the enforcement of ground rules within protests, and challenges the disproportionate reactions to the movement. The chapter also highlights the controversy surrounding a professor labeling protesters as terrorists and the differing perspectives on free speech and protest policing between the United States and Israel.