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Campus Protests Over Israel Spark Safety Concerns

After 100 protesters were arrested at Columbia University last week, protests have spread to other colleges across the country.
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Campus Protests Over Israel Spark Safety Concerns
People watch as New York University students set up a "Liberated Zone" tent encampment in Gould Plaza at NYU Stern School of Business in New York City on April 22, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Juliette Fairley
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NEW YORK CITY—The first thing Max Hayim, 19, saw when he arrived at The New School for Social Research on East 16 Street in New York on April 22 was protestors yelling “Free Palestine” in front of and inside the school. As a Jewish person, he didn’t feel safe, so the Manhattan resident skipped class.
“If they mark me as absent or demote my grade from that, I would create an issue out of it because I don’t think I deserve to be penalized based off the fact I’m afraid to go to class,” Mr. Hayim told The Epoch Times.
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]