Is the Columbia Settlement a Turning Point?

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00:00First of all, Colombia's $200 million settlement has been called a turning point.

00:05Do you see it as proof that the government is finally taking campus anti-Semitism seriously?

00:10Michael, it's great to be with you.

00:12And I have to start out by sharing that Columbia University is my alma mater.

00:16And Colombia is also where this pro-Hamas movement encampments on American campuses started two years ago.

00:24And so this is a real victory for the Trump administration.

00:29And finally forcing the hand of the Columbia University administration to take action against these student agitators,

00:39which often crossed the line into harassment and violence against Jewish students,

00:46but also even folks who worked at the university.

00:49There were a lot of staff members who were victims in the midst of all this.

00:55And certainly there was a creation of a very hostile environment against Jewish students at Columbia University.

01:02Many Jewish students wound up having to hide their Jewish identity just to be able to safely walk across the campus at Columbia.

01:09And so I think that this is, in fact, a turning point, a real breakthrough.

01:14And it sends a very loud signal to other universities across America that the Trump administration means business.

01:21They're not going to tolerate any anti-Semitism on U.S. campuses.