Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated against Israel's participation in the competition. Golan and her entourage were instructed by Israeli security not to leave their hotel except for competition events.
Columbia University on Monday canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony planned for next week due to the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on campus, a university official told CNN.
In recent days, campuses have become battlegrounds for opposing ideologies, with clashes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and their detractors turning increasingly volatile.
Demonstrators calling for universities to boycott and divest their holdings in Israel have set up tent camps and barricades at numerous American campuses.
The pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were arrested by New York Police Department (NYPD) officials, as they entered the premises on Tuesday night, according to The New York Times.
In the wake of ongoing Pro-Palestinian protests in several universities in US, respective authorities have begun taking action against the protesting students and asked police to remove demonstrators from campuses.
Amid the disquiet in Israel over the rising tide of anti-Semitic protests in the US, especially across Ivy League campuses, at a time when support has been pouring in for the people of Gaza in the face of the relentless armed offensive against Hamas; a White House Correspondents' Dinner o
At a time when the US varsities are rocked by pro-Palestinian protests, the White House has come in strong criticism of the comments made by a student leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, calling them "appalling and dangerous," according to The Hill.
Protesters at Columbia University, where demonstrations ignited last week, demand the severance of ties with Israeli academic institutions and complete divestment from entities linked to Israel amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Amid a seventh consecutive day of tense demonstrations, Columbia University has opted to transition most of its classes to a hybrid format on its main campus for the remainder of the semester.
A Jewish Australian woman, travelling to Kerala, was charged with vandalising pro-Palestinian posters in the Jangar area of Fort Kochi, Ernakulam, on Wednesday.