New York City Councilwoman Joann Ariola, a Republican, told Newsmax on Thursday that many of the students protesting the war in Gaza “have been indoctrinated by the professors that are standing there with them.”

Last week, Columbia University was ground zero for the increasingly intense protests with more than 100 arrests reported following a demonstration at Columbia’s South Lawn in Morningside Heights. The protesters are demanding that schools divest from companies they allege “profit from Israeli apartheid, genocide and occupation in Palestine” and seek an end to Israel’s military action in Gaza. 

Ariola’s colleague, fellow Republican councilwoman Vickie Paladino, agreed, saying, “These students have been homegrown by our liberal universities, and Columbia University is a perfect example.”

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