Masked anti-Israel protesters gathered outside one of the entrances to Columbia University, chanting 'Free Palestine!' and demanding the school to 'divest from death' as students navigated their way to the first day of classes.
The protests follow a series of demonstrations that occurred at the New York City-based university last spring, resulting in over 100 arrests and garnering global media attention. The recent anti-Israel activities occurred shortly after Hamas executed six hostages, including 23-year-old Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who had been held captive since carrying out terror attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
