Columbia denies students' claims they're calling in National Guard to close ... trends now By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:20 BST, 24 April 2024 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 24 April 2024 Viewcomments A spokesperson for Columbia University slammed 'untrue and unsubstantiated' claims that the Ivy League institution has called in the National Guard on pro-Palestine encampments on campus. The pro-Palestine mob has held the school hostage and their Jewish classmates in fear since they began setting up tents outdoors on campus. Ben Chang, the school's VP of Communications, told the press Wednesday of rumors they'd contacted the National Guard: 'Let me be clear: that is untrue and an unsubstantiated claim.' The university reaffirmed that it protesters last night that they will continue conversations for the next 48 hours after the group ignored a midnight deadline to vacate the West Lawns. 'The safety of our community is our number one priority,' Chang added. 'That includes the safety of the Encampment, which continues to grow.' So-called 'Gaza encampments' have become common sights at college campuses across the nation, where students are setting up tents and refusing to move in the face of law enforcement So far, more than 100 activists have been arrested, with protesters ordered to disperse. On Tuesday night, it was reported that NYPD counterterrorism officers were mobilizing close to the protest. At least two Republican senators, Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton, called on President Joe Biden to bring in the National Guard to campuses nationwide were Jewish students claim they feel threatened by the growing number of protests. Missouri Senator Hawley told the president that he must act on his Passover statement in which he said: 'We've seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous.' 'You must immediately mobilize the National Guard and any other authorities necessary to ensure the safety of Jewish American students and citizens,' Hawley wrote. This is a breaking news story. Share or comment on this article: Columbia denies students' claims they're calling in National Guard to close pro-Palestine encampment as NYC college is engulfed by anti-Semitism scandal All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility