Overnight the situation at Columbia University has further degraded. Student pro-Palestinian agitators broke into and took control of Hamilton Hall barricading themselves inside. Photos and videos of the occupation show the perpetrators with their faces and heads shrouded. Hoodies, sunglasses, masks, and Palestinian scarves hide their identity. They look exactly like the terrorists who conceal themselves so they can inspire fear and commit their crimes in anonymity.
They claim to seek to “negotiate” with campus administration, but in reality it is a hostage situation. Quite literally. A campus facilities worker exiting the building at 12:40 AM this morning reportedly shouted, “They held me hostage!” And in fact, the whole campus is held hostage—closed due to safety concerns, unable to conduct the ordinary business of education. Campus graduation ceremonies have already been forfeited by entire college classes, thanks to the intimidation of these “negotiators.”
And as with their brutal Hamas heroes, negotiating with these agitators is a joke. They have abandoned the processes of law, dialogue, and democracy for aggression, anarchy, and coercion. But it should not be surprising. In the words of Jewish Columbia professor Shai Davidai, “That is how terrorism works.” First, people sympathize with terrorists. Then they speak out for terrorists. And finally, they become terrorists.
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