Joy Ann Reid: Columbia Student Protesters Claim Anti-Semitism Did Not Come from Them

Reid Passover begins at ░░░░░░░░ tonight and it will ░░░░░░░░ an emotional ritual for ░░░░░░░░ Jews this year amid ░░░░░░░░ continuing captivity of Israeli ░░░░░░░░ Meanwhile massive protests for ░░░░░░░░ Palestine have been unfolding ░░░░░░░░ the campus of Columbia ░░░░░░░░ where tensions have exploded ░░░░░░░░ the protests and allegations ░░░░░░░░ anti Semitism The New ░░░░░░░░ Police Department has built ░░░░░░░░ a large presence around ░░░░░░░░ and Columbia s president ░░░░░░░░ Minouche Shafik has shifted ░░░░░░░░ campus to remote learning ░░░░░░░░ a weekend of demonstrations ░░░░░░░░ than 100 people were ░░░░░░░░ over the last several ░░░░░░░░ after the university asked ░░░░░░░░ to break up a ░░░░░░░░ encampment students had set ░░░░░░░░ on its south lawn ░░░░░░░░ support of Gaza The ░░░░░░░░ who were arrested were ░░░░░░░░ and did not resist ░░░░░░░░ erected dozens of tents ░░░░░░░░ the campus lawn last ░░░░░░░░ and refused to leave ░░░░░░░░ Columbia met their demands ░░░░░░░░ divesting from companies with ░░░░░░░░ to Israel Students on ░░░░░░░░ across this country have ░░░░░░░░ encampments in solidarity with ░░░░░░░░ arrested including at MIT ░░░░░░░░ New York University and ░░░░░░░░ New School At the ░░░░░░░░ of these on campus ░░░░░░░░ are allegations of anti ░░░░░░░░ hurled against Jewish students ░░░░░░░░ accusations that Columbia s ░░░░░░░░ has not done enough ░░░░░░░░ keep students safe A ░░░░░░░░ narrative has emerged with ░░░░░░░░ protesters saying the anti ░░░░░░░░ is not coming from ░░░░░░░░ students.”