The Middle East war tensions appear to be spreading like a prairie fire among college campuses across the US, including the prestigious ones in New York with students being asked to pick a side.
A fierce debate on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas is raging on US college campuses. Messages are spreading rapidly on social media platforms demanding people pick a side on divisive issues, media reports said, posing the question: “Is there still space for young Americans to talk to each other?”
Hundreds of students protested on the main quad at Columbia University in New York City last week as they dueled on both sides in support of Israel and the Palestinian people, but equivocally condemning the loss of life.
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Pro-Israel protesters, most of whom were Jewish, draped themselves in white and blue Israeli flags. They remained silent most of the time, letting signs with photos of the victims of Hamas’ deadly attack speak for them. Across the square, students who supported the Palestinians waved signs declaring “Free Palestine” and “End the Occupation”. A female student from Gaza spoke of her mother, trapped by an Israeli blockade.
Students were separated just yards apart, but the ideological distance between them seemed very large and grew more pronounced as the evening progressed, reports said.
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