The forced retirement of a renowned Columbia University professor over pro-Gaza activism has yet again revealed the overwhelming influence of Zionist lobbies on US academia.

Columbia University in New York is bracing for a resumption of pro-Palestinian protests, as students return to campus for the fall semester.

Student protests against Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza and America’s complicity show no sign of diminishing.

Zionist strategy of dealing with the ever-growing student movement against genocide in Gaza betrays a sickness at the heart of its identity – a self-victimising stance that pushes it to simply fake attacks by anti-genocide protestors.

Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine describes the move as the beginning of the domino effect.

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What these student protests on university campuses across the US underline is the fact that the attempts to manipulate public opinion have failed spectacularly.

As pro-Palestine demos sweep US university campuses, university authorities at the behest of Israeli lobbies have intensified the purge of pro-Palestine professors.

The NY police in full gear raided academic premises at Columbia University and City College.

Hundreds of police officers in riot gear arrest pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University, clearing the campus and encampments.