America is tearing itself apart

 

America is tearing itself apart over the war in Gaza, and the campus of Columbia University in New York has become the epicenter of the battle. Political leaders from Washington are inviting themselves to the campus in the midst of the 2024 election campaign. The conflict could prove devastating for Joe Biden, alienating both a section of the youth and a segment of the Jewish vote.

So, on Wednesday, April 24, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, went in front of the prestigious university's Low library, right next to the tents set up by pro-Palestinian students denouncing America's support for Israel and the brutality of the war in Gaza. "Go back to class and stop the nonsense," he demanded, condemning anti-Israeli or anti-Semitic remarks. "These are words we expect from ayatollahs in Iran, not American lawmakers, and not American students