Columbia president condemns terrorism 'full stop' after video surfaces of her calling it 'form of protesting'

FOX News— As Columbia University President Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik faces scrutiny from ongoing campus protests over Israel’s war with Hamas, a more than 20-year-old video is getting renewed attention for remarks on the causes of terrorism.   The video, filmed just two months after 9/11, shows Shafik – who was then vice president at the World Bank – discussing the economic roots of terrorism with UC Berkeley’s Harry Kreisler on the program, "Conversations with History." Shafik argued that although...

Fox News—President Biden condemns violent anti-Israel protests, won't call up National Guard. President Biden broke his silence on Thursday regarding the anti-Israel demonstrations that are roiling colleges and universities around the nation, condemning the violence that has broken out and saying that "order must prevail." "We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent. The American people are heard. In fact, peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues. But neither are we a lawless country. We're a civil...

The Independent—Columbia’s senate calls for investigation into university president over reaction to Gaza protests. The sentate voted on Friday as protests over the Israel-Gaza war continued on campuses across the country

The Washington Times—Speaker Mike Johnson confronts Columbia protesters, calls on university president to resign. House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, chiding school officials for allowing “lawless agitators and radicals” to take over the campus.