New York Gov. Kathy Hochul took to social media on Monday to address the anti-Israel protests and antisemitism in general that have exploded on the campus of Columbia University in recent weeks as students protest the war between Hamas and Israel. Hochul stated in a video on X, that
“My number one job is to keep the people of the state safe. And right now, there are many students not feeling safe on campus.” Hochul said the focus is on the state to do two things, “protect public safety and security, enforce human rights laws, also protect people’s rights to peacefully assemble and to have freedom of speech.” Hochul also stated “I met with a group of students. Students are scared. They’re afraid to walk on campus. They don’t deserve that. They deserve to be in an environment that is free from discrimination, as required by state human rights laws.”
Students at Yale are preventing…
