Despite multiple efforts Monday to get a response from the White House, officials remained silent on the issue of if President Biden intends to deploy the National Guard to disperse anti-Israel protests at Columbia University.
Fox News Digital asked the White House if it would comment on the situation at Columbia University and whether it required federal intervention, but received no response. The silence comes as hundreds of anti-Israel agitators have staged disruptive protests on the New York University campus, some calling for violence against Jews and Jewish students.
“Eisenhower sent the 101st to Little Rock” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Monday in a social media post. “It’s time for Biden to call the National Guard into our universities to protect American Jews.”
“The burgeoning pogroms in Columbia must stop TODAY, before our Jewish brothers sit down for the Passover Seder tonight,” added Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. “If Eric Adams doesn’t send in the NYPD and Kathy Hochul doesn’t send in the National Guard, Joe Biden has a duty to take charge and disperse these crowds.”
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It remains unclear whether President Biden would take action to end the anti-Israel protests raging at Columbia University. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Last week, anti-Israel agitators launched protests, organizing what they called a “Gaza solidarity encampment.” on the campus of Columbia University and the closure of a central lawn at the university. The protesters, who erected tents as part of the action, called for an end to hostilities in the Middle East and for the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
On Friday, police broke up the protest and arrested more than 100 students, charging them with trespassing.
However, more and more protesters have arrived at the scene since the arrests and have repeatedly clashed with police. Some demonstrators loudly chanted anti-Semitic slogans, pledged allegiance to Hamas and even endorsed violence against Jewish people.
In response to the conflict, Columbia University Rabbi Elie Buechler recommended that Jewish students leave campus for safety reasons, and Columbia University President Dr. Nemat Shafik said Monday that Classes would be virtual to avoid further violence.

Sen. Tom Cotton was among the lawmakers calling on Biden to take action in response to the protests. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“I am deeply saddened by what is happening on our campus” Shafik wrote on Monday. “Our bonds as a community have been strained in ways that will take significant time and effort to reaffirm. Students from diverse communities have expressed fears for their safety and we have announced measures additional measures we take to address security concerns.
“The decibel of our disagreements has only increased in recent days,” she continued. “These tensions were exploited and amplified by individuals unaffiliated with Columbia, who came to campus to pursue their own agendas.”
Meanwhile, President Biden issued a statement ahead of Passover on Sunday, commemorating the Jewish holiday while condemning rising anti-Semitic attitudes across the country.
Protests, such as those organized at Columbia University, raged across the United States. following Hamas attacks against innocent Israeli citizens on October 7, prompting Israel to bomb the terrorist group in Gaza.
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“The ancient history of the persecution of Jews in the Haggadah also reminds us that we must speak out against the alarming rise of anti-Semitism – in our schools, our communities and online,” Biden said.
“Silence is complicity. Even in recent days, we have witnessed harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant anti-Semitism is reprehensible and dangerous – and has absolutely no place on college campuses , nor anywhere else in our country.”