NEW YORK – Former U.S. Secretary of State and
2016 presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton faced harassment and chants from a
group of protesting students opposing the
Israeli war on Gaza as she left one
of the buildings at Columbia University in New York.
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According to Jo 24, Clinton, who teaches at
the university, was met with chants of "Shame on you, shame on you"
as she left one of the buildings. Footage showed students sitting in front of a
large banner saying, "Columbia's hands are stained with blood." As
Clinton walked by, they shouted, "You support genocide."
The scenes also showed dozens of students
chanting slogans at the former U.S. Secretary of State as she walked surrounded
by several people in the hallway.
This comes less than a month after students
from the university protested during a lecture by Hillary on the participation
of women in peace operations. About 30 students stood up, gathered their
laptops and backpacks, joining dozens of other protesters who had gathered in
the university's lobby, protesting the US position on the war in Gaza.
On November 15th of this year, 43
organizations affiliated with Columbia University issued a statement urging the
administration to "stop supporting the Israeli apartheid system" and
to cease suppressing pro-Palestinian activity.
The statement included details of the crimes
committed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza, including bombings of hospitals
and schools, cutting off food and water, and killing thousands, mostly children
and women. It emphasized that the movement aims to withdraw investments
provided by the university to companies supporting the Israeli occupation.
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