Woman sees hope in Columbia protest, Mayor Adams calls her outside agitator

A retired elementary school teacher, Nahla Al-Arian says she did go to Columbia — but not to teach anyone about civil disobedience./ Photo: AA

But the woman referenced by the mayor wasn't on Columbia's campus this week, isn't among the protesters who were arrested and has not been accused of any crime. “The whole thing is a distraction because they are very scared that the young Americans are aware for the first time of what’s going on in Palestine,” Nahla Al-Arian said. “They are the ones who influenced me. They are the ones who gave me hope that at last the Palestinian people can get some justice.”

It was a photo of her kneeling alone beside a tent, taken by her daughter and shared on X by her husband, that quickly stoked allegations of a terrorism link to the protest.But the claim spread widely, fueling a narrative — vehemently disputed by student organisers — that Columbia’s pro-Palestinian movement has been co-opted by external forces.

In a statement, the group behind the encampment, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, defended its right “to include people from outside the Ivy League or the ivory tower in this global movement.”

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

Turkey Middle East Africa Europe China Us Germany News Breaking News Context Explainer Opinion Economy Business Trends Humans Globalisation Russia Rt Trt Trt World Journalism Human Interest

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

AOC Criticizes Mayor Eric Adams, Columbia University for NYPD RaidSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Source: BreitbartNews - 🏆 610. / 51 Read more »

Columbia University aftermath: Mayor Adams, NYPD continue to point finger of blame at 'outsideThe morning after the NYPD broke up the Columbia University and City College protests and arrested scores of demonstrators, Mayor Eric Adams and the
Source: amNewYork - 🏆 336. / 59 Read more »

Mayor Adams, NYPD tell Columbia protesters to leave, risking arrest if police are calledMayor Adams, NYPD tell Columbia protesters to leave, risking arrest if police are called
Source: Gothamist - 🏆 456. / 53 Read more »

NYC Mayor Eric Adams defends police response to Columbia University student protestsThis is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he's 'horrified and disgusted' by antisemitism at Columbia University protestsSunday saw the fifth consecutive day of protests at Columbia University.
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Adams, NYPD cite 'global' effort to 'radicalize young people' after 300 arrested at Columbia, CUNYNew York City Mayor Eric Adams noted a global ' a movement to radicalize young people' and train anti-Israel and other protesters after about 300 were arrested at Columbia and CUNY.
Source: FoxNews - 🏆 9. / 87 Read more »