Tensions are so high at Columbia ahead of Passover that all classes will be virtual Monday [Video]

Officials at Columbia University, facing surging tensions on campus that raised safety concerns, have announced all classes will be virtual on Monday as Passover begins.Columbia President Minouche Shafik said in a statement the decision was made to “deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps.”The move underscores how tense the situation has become at the Ivy League school and the enormous challenge facing Shafik to get the situation under control.Billionaire Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots and a prominent Columbia graduate, suggested he is withholding donations to the university because he’s “no longer confident that Columbia can protect its students and staff.”“The school I love so much – the one that welcomed me and provided me with so much opportunity – is no longer an institution I recognize,” Kraft, founder of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, said in a statement on X, …