A group of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Ivy League school for discrimination against protesters and students of Palestinian origin.
Palestine Legal, an advocacy group for those who support Palestinian causes, filed the complaint Thursday with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights . The group said it is representing four students, as well as Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, which was suspended from the campus last year after holding protests regarding Israel 's war against Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
The complaint lists instances where the students "have been the target of extreme anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and Islamophobic harassment on campus" since Oct. 9, two days after Hamas' terrorist attack in southern Israel. It also claimed the school threatened that if students did not end their pro-Palestinian tent encampment, the National Guard would be called in, something the school has denied.
In an email to Newsmax, a Columbia spokesperson declined to comment on the complaint. Newsmax reached out to the Department of Education for comment. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., visited Columbia on Wednesday and spoke to Jewish students. He said, "The cherished traditions of this university are being overtaken by radical and extreme ideologies that is a target on the backs of Jewish students in the U.S. and on this campus.
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