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Activist Dr Cornel West addressed pro-Palestine protesters risking arrest on Columbia University’s campus on Thursday, April 18, footage shows.Pro-Gaza Demonstrators set up tents the previous day as the university’s president, Minouche Shafik, testified before a House committee on issues of antisemitism, student safety, and free speech.Shafik released a statement on Thursday morning authorizing police to make arrests of the “more than 100 individuals” involved in the encampment.“The current encampment violates … policies, severely disrupts campus life, and creates a harassing and intimidating environment for many of our students,” the statement reads. Credit: @jayjamonbread via Storyful