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University Rabbi Tells Columbia Jewish Students Go Home Until Anti-Israel Protests Deescalate

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A rabbi at Columbia University and Barnard College is telling students to go home “as soon as possible,” and remain there for their own safety at this time after anti-Israel protesters attacked Jews and hurled antisemitic threats at them.

“What we are witnessing in and around campus is terrible and tragic. The events of the last few days, especially last night, have made it clear that Columbia University’s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students’ safety in the face of extreme antisemitism and anarchy,” Rabbi Elie Buechler said in a mass message to Columbia and Barnard students Sunday morning.

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