GOP congresswoman demands Columbia University 'restore order and safety' amid anti-Israel protests
Fox News - 2024-04-22T09:23:00.000Z

Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, sent a letter to Columbia University leaders demanding they take action against the anti-Israel protests on campus that have made Jewish students feel unsafe. Foxx's letter on Sunday was addressed to Columbia President Minouche Shafik and Columbia Trustees Co-Chairs David Greenwald and Claire Shipman. "I am gravely concerned by the ongoing chaos at Columbia University caused by the radical, unlawful Gaza Solidarity...

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