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In his letter to the Jewish community, the archbishop said in a time of turmoil and violence throughout the world, Passover and its promise are more timely than ever.
Columbia University is moving it's classes online through the end of the semester amid pro-palestinian protests on campus.the encampment of students has been go
pains me to say that i would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and ren home itself the reality in and around campus has dramatically. congresswoman on wednesday, her testimony from columbia's president about to combat anti-semitism on campus stephani citizens media today, it was a cover-up, there, abject failure to enforce their own campus rules and she added that president must immediately resign columbia board, they must appoint a president who will protect the jewish students had force school policies. the white house is weighing in on the protest now, with a statement which reads in part, while every american has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation, targeting jewish students about jewish community are blatantly anti- somatic, unquestionable and dangerous.
at columbia this week now calling on university president minouche shafik to resign. tonight the white house weighing in, saying in part, "while every american has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting jewish students and the jewish community are blatantly anti-semitic, unconscionable, and dangerous, and have absolutely no place on any college campus or anywhere in the united states of america." last week, an unauthorized encampment on campus led to more than 100 arrests. >> i was one of the students arrested, suspended by the university. all of these students know the risk. >> reporter: tonight, an escalating conflict growing more contentious on campus. george solis, nbc news. in washington, a high wire political act tonight for the house speaker, facing down an intensifying push by some in his party to kick him out of leadership. all of it fallout for his support of this weekend's vote to help ukraine to the tune of $60 billion. julie tsirkin is on capitol hill. >> reporter: tonight, growing pressure on house speaker mike johnson, facing a
even after more than 100 demonstrators were arrested on campus last week. as a result, a rabbi at columbia university is urging all jewish students to return to their homes for their own safety. this comes on the eve of the jewish passover holiday, which begins tomorrow night. the white house released a statement this afternoon saying "violence and physical intimidation targeting jewish students and the jewish community is lately anti-semitic -- and has no place in united dates." i'm back with my panel. during the break, we were chatting about this, and you mentioned that you are on the board of the universe -- of a university. how have these demonstrations impacted, your view, impacted university campuses around the country? >> i think it depends where you are anything that has been our experience. our president, along with the dean, have been
pains me to say that i would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and ren home itself the reality in and around campus has dramatically. congresswoman on wednesday, her testimony from columbia's president about to combat anti-semitism on campus stephani citizens media today, it was a cover-up, there, abject failure to enforce their own campus rules and she added that president must immediately resign columbia board, they must appoint a president who will protect the jewish students had force school policies. the white house is weighing in on the protest now, with a statement which reads in part, while every american has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation, targeting jewish students about jewish community are blatantly anti- somatic, unquestionable and dangerous.
SAN ANTONIO - The first day of the Jewish holiday of Passover starts Monday, and the FBI is putting Jewish facilities across the country on high alert.Here in S
mean it was shabbat at the time and he has been there before at the protests. he has been quite explicit. before he went on this protest he had already called publicly for mark rowley to be sacked. there is no ambiguity. let me show you how he operates. let me show you this. this organisation... has bit has blocked me from seeing their social media. i'm an adviser to government on anti—semitism and they have other objectives in this. if you're going to block people like myself from seeing your social media, you are not playing it straight. media, you are not playing it straiuht. .,. media, you are not playing it straiuht. ., ~ straight. the fact that the met police commissioner - straight. the fact that the met police commissioner will - straight. the fact that the met| police commissioner will meet straight. the fact that the met - police commissioner will meet city can today suggest there is an issue. of course there is an issue, the of course there is an issue, the jewish community is under tremendous
relations, he will also speak withjewish groups today. if i remain here, you will arrest me? mr falter has been invited to a private meeting with the met, which he has accepted. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we can speak now to independent adviser to uk government on anti—semitism lord john mann. do you think sir mark rowley should stay in his post? of course he should and he is one of the experts on counterterrorism in this country, the best the police has got, the most experienced and thatis has got, the most experienced and that is by far the most dangerous threat that the country and the jewish community faces. and so, i have spoken withjewish communal leaders over the weekend and there is no demand from them for him to resign, none whatsoever. he should stay in his post and i'm pleased his meeting with thejewish community. in fact, there is a meeting taking
was president joe biden is condemning harassment of the jewish community ahead of passover in a statement he said quite blank antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous. >> he also said we must speak out against the alarming surge of anti-semitism in our schools, communities, and online silence is complicity the pro-palestinian groups or columbia university have responded to the white house statement saying in part on social media, we have been peaceful. we follow the footsteps of the civil rights and anti-war movements in our quest for liberation meantime, columbia university is tightening security for passover pro-palestinian protests continue, their, the university says police will be present during passover celebrations monday and the campus public safety department will provide walking escorts a rabbi associated with the college is urging jewish students to return home and the university has announced that students can attend classes virtually starting monday new