Pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to drown out a pro-Israel march on Thursday near the New York City campus of Columbia University.
Student protesters have been holding a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia for over a week, inspiring a wave of other similar protests at college campuses across the country and repeated accusations of antisemitism.
The pro-Israel march, dubbed the “United For Israel March,” was organized by the newly-formed Columbia Jewish Alumni Association and conservative activists, including evangelical Christian singer Sean Feucht and talk radio host Eric Metaxas.
Videos shared to social media on Thursday show pro-Palestinian protesters walking alongside the pro-Israel march while holding signs with slogans like “Christian Zionism = Antisemitism” and “Solidarity is Our Weapon” as the groups shouted opposing messages.
At least one pro-Palestinian protester banged on a pot while being shouted out by those gathered for Israel.
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