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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pulls support for Columbia University as Pro-Palestinian protests continue [Video]

Contentious protests at Columbia University over the war between Israel and Hamas are getting pushback from a well-known graduate: New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft.”I just can’t believe in New York City at Columbia University, Jewish students are afraid to go to classes,” Kraft said. Kraft is refusing to donate to his alma mater, saying the rhetoric has gone too far; however, he still plans to support the campus Jewish organization: the Kraft Center.Parts of Columbia’s campus have been taken over by a massive tent city after more than 100 students were arrested last week. In-person classes are canceled through the end of the term.From Emerson College, to Tufts University to MIT, students are calling for the end to the war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from companies that sell weapons to Israel. Emerson students have set up an encampment in Boston in solidarity with Columbia students. …

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