Female students shouted "Long live the intifada" – thousands in the crowd joined | Watch

Two female students from Cornell University in the US led about 2,000 people in antisemitic chants, including "Long live the student intifada" and "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," at an event held by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The event sparked harsh reactions online.

Two female students from Cornell University in the US led about 2,000 people in antisemitic chants at an event held by Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The president of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), Mina Petrova, and chair Zoey Reizman declared "Long live the student intifada" and led the crowd in chanting "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." Petrova criticized the university, calling it a "fundamentally capitalist institution" and accused the board of trustees of "genocide and war." Ocasio-Cortez joined the criticism of the university regarding censorship and said: "When we come out in droves, they can't take us all." Reactions online were harsh, with users writing "If this is America's future, we are lost" and "Send them to Palestine."