Protesters attempt to justify Hamas attack on Israel with 'Columbia Intifada' newspaper on Oct. 7 anniversary

On the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, demonstrators gathered outside the gates of Columbia University, chanting "From the river to the sea" and handing out a newspaper from the "Columbia Intifada" that seemed to justify the massacre of Israeli citizens that took place at the Nova music festival. The Oct. 7, 2025 edition of the paper, under the front page article titled "Hamas: A Brief History," says that the publication marks "two years since the people of Gaza tore down the fences of their modern concentration camp." The "Columbia Intifada" emerged as a studen