WATCH: Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Israel envoy's Columbia speech

"Danny Danon you can't hide, we charge you with genocide," anti-Israel demonstrators also chanted outside of the New York event.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

FEBRUARY 14, 2017 11:25

Updated: FEBRUARY 14, 2017 11:47

Danny Danon (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) — Danny Danon

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

Dozens of anti-Israel demonstrators protested and interrupted a speech by Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon at Columbia University in New York on Monday night.

Dozens of protesters outside the venue held Palestinian flags and placards bearing the slogans such as "racists not wanted" and "collective punishment is a crime."

"Danny Danon you can't hide, we charge you with genocide," they chanted as waitlisted guests for Danon's event stood in line, several bearing Israeli flags.

Anti Israel protest outside @dannydanon talk at @Columbia. Chanting for destruction of Jewish state. pic.twitter.com/EBz6JrYcaB
— Lea Speyer (@LeaRSpeyer) February 14, 2017

In addition, a group of chanting protesters interrupted the student event during which Danon addressed the crowd on Israel.

"We'll be free from the river to the sea, Palestine!" shouted a handful of demonstrators marching up stairs in the lecture hall.

These people don't recognize Israel's Right to exist. Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel and that is not going to change. pic.twitter.com/1967N2shqK
— Ambassador Danon (@dannydanon) February 14, 2017

This is how hate and incitement looks like. pic.twitter.com/9WJDa4vvwE
— Ambassador Danon (@dannydanon) February 14, 2017

The Israeli envoy later took to Twitter to condemn the disruptive protests.

"We'll not be silenced when people are spreading lies about Israel," he wrote. "Israel will continue to be a strong democracy, the only one in the M.E. [Middle East]."