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I do not believe that the Columbia demonstrators are driven by antisemitism, but their actions have gone way too far.

After reports of harassment by demonstrators, some Jewish students said they felt unsafe. Others said they felt safe, while condemning antisemitism.

The university cited security concerns at the graduation. But the student, who is Muslim, said the school was “succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice.”

The home of boundary-pushing artists from around the world has been upended by debates about what can and can’t be said about Israel and the war.

What does it say about a cause that won’t weed out its worst members or stamp out its worst ideas?

Plain, direct language remains rare and desirable — and risky in ways that those in authority, even more than the rest of us, try to avoid.