Joe Biden condemns anti-Semitism at Columbia pro-Palestine protests

US President Joe Biden has condemned anti-Semitism at US universities but also supported the pro-Palestine protesters. Biden’s comments came on Monday during an event in Virginia for Earth Day, joined by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “I condemn the antisemitic protests, that’s why I’ve set up a program to deal with that,” he said. “I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.” A Jewish professor at Columbia University, Shai Davidai, has called the protests at the school a “hostile takeover”. “It's a showdown of support for Hamas on one hand and Western civilization on the other hand. The showdown is happening on Columbia's campus,” he said.