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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has called for Columbia University president Minouche Shafik to resign due to her handling of antisemitic demonstrations on campus. Johnson, along with every New York House Republican lawmaker, has demanded Shafik’s immediate resignation, saying it was time for Columbia “to turn the page on this shameful chapter.” The anti-Israel demonstrators have restored dozens of tents at the Morningside Heights school despite the NYPD clearing more than 100 protesters from the illegal encampment last week. Now more than 200 demonstrators at the self-described “People’s University for Palestine” have continued their demands for Columbia to divest from Israel, while chanting antisemitic slurs and harassing and intimidating Jewish students. In response to the ongoing protests, Johnson will dine with Jewish students and Rabbi Yuda Drizin, the director of Columbia’s Chabad chapter, on Wednesday, before speaking with reporters in the afternoon.

Jewish groups are planning protests in cities across the country, including Brooklyn, where they plan to risk mass arrest by closing down the street where US Leader Chuck Schumer resides. The protests, planned for the second night of Passover, come amid a spate of demonstrations on college campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza. Hundreds of students and others have been arrested at universities, while critics have accused some protesters of antisemitism and harassment. The White House is monitoring the situation closely and has said it will speak out against antisemitic rhetoric. New York City police arrested more than 120 protesters on New York University’s campus late on Monday.

In the wake of the Israel-Hamas War, college campuses across the country have been the site of protests. Free speech advocate Alex Morey and foreign policy expert Trita Parsi weigh in on the events.

Following the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza, protests on major American campuses have intensified. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations, sparked by the arrests of over 100 protesters at Columbia University, have spread to Yale, Harvard, and other prestigious institutions. Campuses nationwide are witnessing an increase in pro-Palestinian encampments, while similar protests have taken hold in Europe. University officials are faced with the challenge of managing campus tensions while upholding academic freedom and safety.

Tensions are running high on college campuses across the United States as students protest Israel’s war in Gaza. Columbia University has canceled in-person classes Monday due to ongoing demonstrations, while other campuses have seen arrests and disruptions. The protests have sparked a debate about free speech, inclusivity, and antisemitism on campuses.