Tensions over Israel-Gaza grow at Columbia University
The protests came on Wednesday after the president of the Ivy League institution, Nemat Shafik, testified before a House committee and defended the school's efforts to fight antisemitism on campus.
Dueling protests erupted between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups and some Pro-Palestinian supporters stayed overnight.
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