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President Biden denounces antisemitism on colleges as Columbia protest continues

President Biden condemned antisemitism on college campuses in a statement on Sunday, three days after more than 100 people protesting the Israel-Gaza war on Columbia University’s campus were arrested.

Biden’s statement, which came as part of a lengthy Passover greeting he issued from the White House, didn’t name Columbia directly but said there had been “harassment and calls for violence against Jews” in recent days.

“This blatant Antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous — and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country,” the statement said.

The president and the White House often issue holiday greetings for various faiths, but the latest statement was notable for its political references. It noted that Passover was coming at a difficult time for Jews still processing the Oct. 7 attacks, when Hamas militants killed an estimated 1,200 in Israel and took numerous hostages.

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