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Protesters gathered at Columbia University in New York City in support of Palestine on Wednesday, April 17, as the university’s president, Minouche Shafik, testified before a House committee on issues of antisemitism.Demonstrators established an encampment on the campus’s South Lawn on Wednesday, followed by protests lasting into the night.Footage shows people chanting, “al-Qassam, you make us proud, kill another soldier now,” mentioning Hamas’s armed wing.By Thursday morning, the NYPD was arresting student protesters refusing to disperse.Rep Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, a student at Columbia, said she was suspended due to her participation in the demonstration. Credit: thizzL via Storyful