LOCALIsraeli-Palestinian ConflictAdd TopicPro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel protestors face off at Columbia UniversityPalestinian and Israeli protestors waved flags as they protested outside the entrance to Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. The protestors were kept separated by the New York City Police Department. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsA pro-Palestinian protestor is arrested outside Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024. Protestors gathered on the streets near the campus after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsPro-Israel supporters were kept separated from anti-Israel/pro-Palestinian supporters outside Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsA Columbia University student takes part in an anti-Israel protest inside the gates the school in Manhattan July 22, 2024. Students protested from inside the locked gates as other protestors gathered on the streets near the campus after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsA Columbia University student places a Palestinian flag on an entrance gate to the campus in Manhattan April 22, 204. Protestors gathered on the streets near the campus after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsPro-Israel supporters Karen Lichtbraun of Manhattan and Josh Rosenthal of Freehold, NJ. stand across the street from Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsAn anti-Israel protestor stands in front of dozens of New York City police officers across the street from Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsMembers of the New York City Police Department stand outside the entrance to Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsNew York City police officials speak to the media across the street from Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsA New York City Police officer with zip ties stands across the street from Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsMembers of the New York City Police Department stand outside the entrance to Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsA pro-Palestinian protestor is arrested outside Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024. Protestors gathered on the streets near the campus after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsU.S. Rep. Mike Lawler was among the officials who spoke to the media across the street from Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024 after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsProtestors outside Columbia University in Manhattan April 22, 2024. Protestors gathered on the streets near the campus after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsA pro-Israel protestor near entrance gate to the Columbia University campus in Manhattan April 22, 204. Protestors gathered on the streets near the campus after school officials closed the campus and made all classes remote. This came after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors took over large parts of the campus last week.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsHundreds of Columbia University students protesting Israel over the war in Gaza remain in a tent encampment on the university campus in Manhattan July 22, 2024. The students occupied a portion of the campus last week amid protests over the war in Gaza.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsHundreds of Columbia University students protesting Israel over the war in Gaza remain in a tent encampment on the university campus in Manhattan July 22, 2024. The students occupied a portion of the campus last week amid protests over the war in Gaza.Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsFeatured Weekly Ad