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Bernd Debusmann Jr | |
Reporting from New York | |
Many of the protesters have rejected accusations of antisemitism, contending that opposition to the Israeli government’s handling of the war in Gaza does not mean they are targeting Jews. | |
There is a difference between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, they argue. Zionism refers to the movement to create a Jewish state in the Middle East, roughly corresponding to the historical land of Israel. | |
Many of the demo organisers and some college authorities have acknowledged incidents of antisemitism at the rallies, but have blamed them on outside agitators, unaffiliated with the campus. | |
New York student Caroline Daisy added: "This is not an antisemitic movement but outside protesters are a different story sometimes." | |
Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine said they "firmly reject any form of hate or bigotry" and criticised "inflammatory individuals who do not represent us". | |
Soph Askanase, a 21-year-old student at Columbia's sister college Barnard, said "being uncomfortable is different than being unsafe". | |
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