From the article

What they're saying: "My office and I have spoken with countless Jewish students from campuses across America who feel deeply unsafe, purely as a result of their religious and ethnic identity," Torres said in a statement.

Purely as a result of their religious and ethnic identity?
A very large portion, roughly half iirc, of the Columbia protesters are Jewish.
Or is it because zionists are being made uncomfortable since a genocidal apartheid regime they support is finally being called out and criticized?