Republican candidate David McCormick, during a visit to the University of Pennsylvania, said protesters at the Ivy League school did not know the “difference between right and wrong, good and evil," and were creating a hostile atmosphere for Jewish students.
Police and public safety officials discussed their handling of protests by the University of Pittsburgh's Oakland campus on the city-owned Schenley Plaza.
As tensions in the Middle East continue and concerns of a wider war are growing. Community members say the holiday has taken on a greater meaning this year.