In a ‘Bad Omen’ for the Coming School Year, Anti-Israel Protesters Vandalize Cornell Administrative Building on First Day of Class

The vandals are accusing the administration of ‘trying desperately to upkeep a facade of normalcy’ for the new academic year.

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People walk through the Cornell University campus on November 3, 2023 at Ithaca, New York. Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images

Anti-Israel protesters target Cornell University’s main administrative building on the first day of classes this week, smashing the front door and plastering in red spray paint across the entrance of Day Hall “blood is on your hands” and “Israel bombs, Cornell pays.”

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