A massive group of anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University escalated their demonstrations on Tuesday when they took over the iconic Hamilton Hall.
An insurrection at Columbia University, where a massive mob broke into an academic building, continued early Tuesday morning with the group rebranding the building and threatening further action. Protests at the university took a major escalation after midnight when anti-Israel activists at Columbia's Manhattan campus dialed up their demonstration by taking over the iconic Hamilton Hall, an academic building used by the dean. The unruly group gained access shortly before 1 a.m.
In the statement, the group confirmed they 'reclaimed Hind’s Hall… in honor of Hind Rajab,' who the group described as a 'Gazan martyr.' Hamilton Hall was named after famed Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Other buildings on the campus are similarly named after historical figures who contributed to America’s founding.
This escalation represents the next generation of the 1968, 1985, and 1992 student movements which Columbia once repressed yet celebrates today,' the group, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, wrote in the post. 'Resistance is justified in the movement for liberation,' it continued. 'Liberators acting in solidarity with Palestine continue to hold themselves to a higher standard than Columbia.
On Monday, former President Trump weighed in about the anti-Israel demonstrations that continue to roil U.S. college and university campuses. 'Stop the protests now!!!' he said in an all-caps post. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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