A protester at Columbia University waved a Palestinian flag atop Hamilton Hall, drawing cheers from the crowd of demonstrators below. Hamilton Hall is known for its role in the 1968 anti-Vietnam War student protests. The university said the student faces expulsion. Protester Ezra Lewis expressed disbelief at the university’s response, fearing ...
New York, United States – AFP Dozens of helmeted police flooded Columbia University’s campus in the heart of New York City on Tuesday to evict a building occupied by pro-Palestinian student protesters and detain demonstrators. Police climbed into Hamilton Hall via a second floor window they reached from a laddered truck, before lea...
New York, United States – AFP Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building on Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend colleges across the United States. Masked individuals smashed windows and blocked doors with metal tables in the early hours of the mor...
The Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University is continuing in New York City. Columbia University on Monday issued notices to students in protest camps that they would be suspended if they did not clear out. However, Columbia Spectator reported that hundreds began picketing around the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” around 2 p.m. on Monda...
Boston, United States — AFP Police in riot gear detained about 100 people as they cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at a Boston university Saturday, the latest in a series of clashes on US campuses triggered by protests over Israel’s war on Gaza. The action was taken after some protesters allegedly resorted to “virulent an...
More than 50 labor unions have backed Columbia University students amid recent suspensions and arrests for protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. The solidarity comes as part of ongoing demonstrations against the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, urging divestment from entities linked to Israel’s policies in Palestine. The unions, including the Mother Jo...
The Muslim Public Affairs Council has condemned the potential deployment of the National Guard against Columbia University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment protesters. The students are opposing the university’s investments in companies profiting from Israel’s war and violence in Palestine. The Council argues that Columbia’s over-policing infring...
Student editorial boards across the country are speaking out against college officials’ actions directed at pro-Palestinian protests. Campus newspapers have been reporting daily on debates over free speech and university investments in Israel, which has killed over 30,000 Palestinians since October, and is accused of genocide. Editorial ...
Austin, United States – AFP Spiraling pro-Palestinian protests that are rocking universities across the United States spread to more campuses Wednesday, triggering suggestions from a senior Republican leader that the National Guard could be brought in. The comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson are likely to evoke strong emotions in a ...
The censure of pro-Palestine Professor Mohamed Abdou by Columbia University has sparked outrage. Three academics, including a visiting professor, have faced repercussions for defending Palestinian rights. Administrators, supported by politicians, have targeted dissenting voices. Tensions at the New York-based Ivy league college escalated last...
