Inside the Pro-Palestinian Occupation of Columbia University

It was Day Six of the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ with hundreds of people, including students, sleeping in tents on the lawn of Columbia University’s campus.

The pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York City on April 23, 2024. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times

NEW YORK—Walking past Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian encampment can be stressful for Zohar Ford, 19, but at no point has the undergraduate physics major felt unsafe on campus.

“They seem measured and reasonable,” Mr. Ford told The Epoch Times. “I don’t agree with all of their demands, but it’s overall a positive and peaceful movement. I do know a lot of Jewish students on campus who feel unsafe.”