Columbia University stops in-person classes after pro-Palestinian protests sees hundreds arrested

Columbia University students will attend classes virtually on Monday as officials hope to deescalate tensions on the campus following pro-Palestine protests. President at the New York City university Nemat Minouche Shafik said the university was cancelling in-person classes on Monday while denouncing antisemitic language and intimidating and harassing behaviour. It comes as Orthodox rabbi at Columbia University and its affiliate Barnard College Elie Buechler said that campus and city police cannot guarantee the safety of Jewish students. More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested o…

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