Columbia Students Who Stood Against Anti-Israel Mob: ‘Someone Needed to Say Something’

Ingraham Two brave students ░░░░░░░░ Columbia faced off against ░░░░░░░░ angry mob as they ░░░░░░░░ to break into Hamilton ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts PRO Palestine ░░░░░░░░ 1 Circle blockade around ░░░░░░░░ three We re gonna ░░░░░░░░ them out Let s ░░░░░░░░ PRO Palestine PROTESTER 2 ░░░░░░░░ human chain PRO Palestine ░░░░░░░░ The people united will ░░░░░░░░ be defeated PRO Palestine ░░░░░░░░ 1 Get someone wrap ░░░░░░░░ Get inside and wrap ░░░░░░░░ BECK Is someone recording ░░░░░░░░ Are you recording things ░░░░░░░░ is 100 percent assault ░░░░░░░░ is your name What ░░░░░░░░ your name Wilson It ░░░░░░░░ better not to escalate ░░░░░░░░ Palestine PROTESTER 3 Are ░░░░░░░░ assaulting him BECK You ░░░░░░░░ the ones pushing me ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Ingraham Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Rory Wilson and ░░░░░░░░ Beck the two students ░░░░░░░░ just saw You guys ░░░░░░░░ of all major kudos ░░░░░░░░ you I don t ░░░░░░░░ whether just to congratulate ░░░░░░░░ or declare you insane ░░░░░░░░ trying to face off ░░░░░░░░ that mob But Rory ░░░░░░░░ s start with you ░░░░░░░░ made you decide to ░░░░░░░░ that stand Wilson Well ░░░░░░░░ was pretty much on ░░░░░░░░ spur of the moment ░░░░░░░░ was my friends got ░░░░░░░░ out of bed told ░░░░░░░░ something was hang on ░░░░░░░░ I ran over and ░░░░░░░░ saw that it was ░░░░░░░░ much chaos Before smashing ░░░░░░░░ the windows massive mob ░░░░░░░░ outside of Hamilton Hall ░░░░░░░░ up chairs on the ░░░░░░░░ and that sort of ░░░░░░░░ So I wanted just ░░░░░░░░ of off the cuff ░░░░░░░░ it I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ that I disapproved of ░░░░░░░░ was going on that ░░░░░░░░ was completely inappropriate destroying ░░░░░░░░ property of our university ░░░░░░░░ that this is not ░░░░░░░░ all the way that ░░░░░░░░ ought to conduct ourselves ░░░░░░░░ any sort of discourse ░░░░░░░░ so I basically I ░░░░░░░░ wanted to register my ░░░░░░░░ against their protest that ░░░░░░░░ what I was telling ░░░░░░░░ when they were yelling ░░░░░░░░ me and say I ░░░░░░░░ protest your protest I ░░░░░░░░ free to do that ░░░░░░░░ Well Charles you actually ░░░░░░░░ dragged away I understand ░░░░░░░░ one point Here s ░░░░░░░░ happened Watch Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ You guys are the ░░░░░░░░ dragging people away PRO ░░░░░░░░ PROTESTER 3 This is ░░░░░░░░ This is assault BECK ░░░░░░░░ re shoving me PRO ░░░░░░░░ PROTESTER 3 You don ░░░░░░░░ want to do this ░░░░░░░░ will ruin your whole ░░░░░░░░ Columbia STUDENT I m ░░░░░░░░ trying to get him ░░░░░░░░ my other friend out ░░░░░░░░ Palestine PROTESTER 3 Okay ░░░░░░░░ you Columbia STUDENT I ░░░░░░░░ trying to get them ░░░░░░░░ BECK Why Why are ░░░░░░░░ trying to get us ░░░░░░░░ PROTESTERS Shut it down ░░░░░░░░ it down Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Charles one of your ░░░░░░░░ said something to you ░░░░░░░░ convinced you to move ░░░░░░░░ at that point What ░░░░░░░░ said BECK Yeah that ░░░░░░░░ a good friend of ░░░░░░░░ who I have known ░░░░░░░░ quite a couple years ░░░░░░░░ essentially he was really ░░░░░░░░ quite scared for my ░░░░░░░░ and safety You know ░░░░░░░░ sort of had a ░░░░░░░░ top field vision of ░░░░░░░░ He was afraid that ░░░░░░░░ I you know if ░░░░░░░░ had remained there that ░░░░░░░░ crowd would have caused ░░░░░░░░ serious bodily injury even ░░░░░░░░ And essentially what he ░░░░░░░░ to me was something ░░░░░░░░ the lines of Don ░░░░░░░░ be stupid Don t ░░░░░░░░ martyred for a building ░░░░░░░░ of the you know ░░░░░░░░ idea that perhaps well ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t worth ░░░░░░░░ that injured But you ░░░░░░░░ I can certainly see ░░░░░░░░ he was coming from ░░░░░░░░ know perhaps part of ░░░░░░░░ sort of the move ░░░░░░░░ was to I wasn ░░░░░░░░ really thinking to be ░░░░░░░░ honest with you about ░░░░░░░░ own health and safety ░░░░░░░░ was more so just ░░░░░░░░ of I mean I ░░░░░░░░ t know thinking that ░░░░░░░░ needed to say something ░░░░░░░░ someone at our university ░░░░░░░░ sort of say that ░░░░░░░░ they didn t agree ░░░░░░░░ what was happening and ░░░░░░░░ understood something fundamentally wrong ░░░░░░░░ Well they don t ░░░░░░░░ to debate Rory Sorry ░░░░░░░░ but they don t ░░░░░░░░ to debate They want ░░░░░░░░ way or the highway ░░░░░░░░ debate at all You ░░░░░░░░ were frankly potential road ░░░░░░░░ if you got in ░░░░░░░░ way of that.”