Arrested anti-Israel agitators claim ‘discrimination’ and ‘harassment’ in civil rights complaint [Video]

Anti-Israel agitators at Columbia University filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on Thursday demanding an investigation of “discriminatory treatment of Palestinian students and their allies” after NYPD officers arrested over a hundred demonstrators this week.

The group said the students had been “peacefully protesting Israel’s genocide.”

“Columbia’s vicious crackdown on student protests calling for Palestinian freedom amidst an ongoing genocide should alarm us all. Students have always been at the forefront of the most pressing social issues of the day,” Palestine Legal attorney Sabiya Ahamed said in a statement. “We urge federal civil rights officials to do what Columbia has disgracefully failed to: ensure the rights of Palestinian and allied students are protected at a moment when their voices are most essential.” 

The complaint alleges “discrimination, intimidation, harassment, stereotyping, disparate treatment, and racial profiling” against “Palestinian students, Arabs, Muslims, students perceived to be Palestinian, and students associated with or advocating for …