The Department of Justice said it is investigating recent events at Columbia University for potential terrorism offenses during campus events protesting the Israel–Hamas war.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Friday that the department is looking at whether Columbia violated civil rights and anti-terrorism laws in its handling of the protests, which erupted in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military offensive in Gaza.
The protest reached its peak last spring when anti-Israel activists established an encampment in a central quad and later occupied a university building. Columbia’s president ultimately stepped down after months of intense backlash and accusations that she failed to address widespread anti-Semitism on campus....
