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Following Columbia University's call earlier this month for a leadership investigation, over 40 U.S. campuses have seen the rise of pro-Palestine protest camps, according to the New York Times. While many protests are peaceful, advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza and urging divestment from firms linked to Israel, a significant number have escalated into anti-Semitic incidents, leading to numerous arrests. However, much of the anti-Israel/Jewish sentiment that appears to be taking over universities is an illusion created by the organizers of the encampents as a recent development in Columbia University dispelled the notion that the student body were overwhelmingly backing the protests.
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