What really happened at Columbia? Jewish professor speaks out | Bruce Robbins | Real Talk Online

“[Columbia] deserves a better administration than they’ve got right now”

This week on Real Talk, we speak to Bruce Robbins, a Jewish professor at Columbia University, about what really happened during the recent student protests on campus, their demands for divestment from Israel, and the media coverage of it all.

Filmed: 14 May 2024

Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview show hosted by Mohamed Hashem that delves into the stories and experiences of a diverse range of guests.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:47 ‘Effective disruptions at Columbia’
03:00 What have you seen on campus?
06:03 Anti-semitism on campus?
09:13 ‘From the River to the Sea’
12:49 Spirit of the Columbia encampment
16:30 US media coverage of protests
18:08 Divestment from Israel
22:33 Hillary Clinton’s dismissiveness
25:51 Columbia bringing the police on campus
28:05 ‘Columbia deserves a better administration’
32:15 Generational divide in US politics
35:17 Biden losing election?
38:00 Film: ‘Some of my best friends are Zionists’

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