Anti-Israel protesters stage walkout from Hillary Clinton's class at Columbia University

Anti-Israel protesters stage walkout from Hillary Clinton's class at Columbia University

Dozens of Columbia University students staged an anti-Israel walkout from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's class there on Wednesday.

Roughly 30 students of the class of 300 abruptly stood up and left the room 30 minutes into Clinton's lecture on women’s involvement in peace processes. The students were protesting the school's handling of pro-Israeli students who had displayed the photographs of students who had declared in an open letter that Israel was at fault for the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas.

A truck displaying the images of "Columbia's leading antisemites" had driven around campus for several days, and student protesters demanded that Columbia provide “immediate legal support for affected students” and “a commitment to student safety, well being and privacy," according to the New York Times.

Clinton herself has expressed support for the state of Israel, and rejected calls for a ceasefire earlier this week.