'Came out of nowhere': Cornell student says president's confrontation is unlike anything seen on campus

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Surveillance footage shared by Cornell University shows the moment President Michael Kotlikoff allegedly backed into a group of individuals who had surrounded his vehicle in a campus parking lot April 30. (Credit: Cornell University) A confrontation between Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff and anti-Israel student protesters has sparked a firestorm as the Ivy League university faces questions about conduct and free speech. Ezra Galperin, Cornell class of 2027, told Fox News Digital the situation "was definitely an escalation" compared to previous anti-Israel activity on campus. "I don't think there's a university president in the country right now who isn't facing some sort of scrutiny, but certainly, at Cornell, something like this was unprecedented," who Galperin, who noted he is part of Cornellians for Israel leadership but was not speaking on b