"We have stopped playing nice," they said. "Whoever abandons the hostages and our future will be met with significant and fierce non-violent resistance,"The Day After organization added.
“Due to the current climate on many campuses around the world, we are now expanding the opportunity for students to seek the learning environment of our campus by extending the transfer application."
Mayor Adams criticized pro-Palestinian protesters' language as "immoral" and denounced support for Hamas, emphasizing unwavering support for Israel and urging peaceful protests without hate speech.
Republican Reps. Esposito, Johnson, and Foxx met with Columbia University's president over BDS protests. Esposito criticized security measures and called for Shafik's resignation.
I study at Columbia University and live near the campus. The reality here is alarming. It's even scarier for me as someone who has paid the price of terror personally.
Rapper Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 amid nationwide protests against the regime.
Protesters chanted "We won't allow the abandonment of the hostages" and "their time is running out, a deal is on the table."
Much focus is expected to be on Israeli contestant Eden Golan and her song Hurricane, as multiple large pro-Palestinian protests are planned outside the venue in Malmo.
The protest, planned on the second night of the week-long Jewish feast of Passover, is one of a dozen to be held in cities around the country, including Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.
Ivy League university campuses see increasing tensions over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.