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"I am horrified and disgusted with the antisemitism being spewed at and around the Columbia University campus," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a thread on X.

He went on:

But added:

Adams concluded, providing 'context':

Additionally, as The Epoch Times' Emel Akan reports, The White House also issued a statement on Sunday condemning anti-Israel protests at Columbia University following reports that the school’s Orthodox rabbi advised Jewish students to stay away from campus for their safety.

President Joe Biden issued a separate message for Passover, a Jewish holiday that starts on April 22.

The president’s message highlighted the “alarming surge of Antisemitism” in U.S. schools, communities, and online. However, he did not explicitly refer to incidents at Columbia University.

The statements came after the Orthodox Rabbi at Columbia University and Barnard College sent a WhatsApp message to more than 290 Jewish students urging them to go home.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper shared a copy of the message on X.

Protests erupted at the 270-year-old university on April 17 in response to Israel’s military actions against Hamas in Gaza.

Police arrested more than 100 people on campus on April 18 after protesters set up an encampment on the school’s lawns. Protesters resumed their demonstrations the next day, despite mass suspensions and arrests.

Videos circulated of a man outside the campus stating:

Another video showed a woman protester wrapped in a Palestinian scarf, holding a sign reading, “Al Qassam’s next targets,” with an arrow pointing to a group of students waving Israeli flags and singing the Israeli national anthem. Al Qassam refers to the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization.

The White House condemned these messages, calling them “despicable.”

“Echoing the rhetoric of terrorist organizations, especially in the wake of the worst massacre committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust, is despicable. We condemn these statements in the strongest terms,” Mr. Bates said.

A congressional committee last week accused Columbia University President Nemat Minouche Shafik of failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

Ms. Shafik told lawmakers that the university was facing a “moral crisis” due to anti-Semitism on campus.

She highlighted the university’s commitment to addressing this issue by taking decisive actions against suspected perpetrators.

The ADL is there of course…