The student described attending school while witnessing 'the genocide of the Palestinian people' as 'dystopian' Tuesday.
Photo of seats set up for commencement exercises at Columbia and photo of pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia .During the speech, Ali touched on subjects such as the Israel-Hamas war, reproductive services and removing New York City Police Department officers from campus.
"The silence on this campus and the pressure to say nothing while administration and professors assert that ‘we’re here for you’ while we’re actively witnessing the most televised genocide of our lives made me lose hope," she said at one point, later adding she found it "dystopian" to attend school while "witness the genocide of the Palestinian people.
“Ok, it’s working,” Ali said when the connection resumed. The audio once again cut out as she repeated the line, eliciting chants of “let her speak” from the crowd. Ali then repeated the line a third time without interruption. The National Desk reached out to Columbia University and the Mailman School to learn whether the audio cuts were deliberate, but has not received responses.Lawmakers are taking notice of the rise of anti-Israel sentiment at college campuses across the country. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.,“Universities and administrators across the nation have put students’ lives at risk by allowing their campuses to descend into anarchy,” Sen. Scott told TND.
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