Student Gaza protests: Columbia students defy ultimatum to end anti-war encampment
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Published 2024-04-29
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Sueda Polat, a student organiser, told reporters that the university's negotiating position 'evidenced an elementary understanding of the words boycott and divest' and they would not 'be moved unless by force'.
Columbia University has been at the heart of a student protest movement calling on their institutions to cut ties with Israel and join calls for a ceasefire.
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All Comments (21)
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History might not remember rhese students' names, but it will remember how the University reacted.
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Swedish millennial, thanking these brave and honorable students for representing the younger generations, who are locked out from politics! DO NOT STOP! ❤️ 🇸🇪
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What part of this demonstrations Cumbia University does not understand. this movement is not going away.
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STOP GENOCIDE 🛑
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The Students change the World for Peace and Justice....
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Apparently bright young students have enough self confidence not to be intimidated like the rest of us by establishment lies
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salute these brave students putting their academic careers, years of hard work to gain admittance to these competitive schools, thousands of dollars of tuition, their security and property, to stand up for the rights of a beleaguered people who have been abused for 75 years at the hands of the Israeli ethnostate.
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Peace Gaza 🕊️🕊️🕊️ Free Palestine 🇵🇸🙏🏼
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I respect the freedom to protest but are people allowed to pitch tents in public places...?
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I stand with the brave students they are on the right side of history!!!
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Thank you Columbia University
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When Egypt,Jordan,Syria,Lebanon,Iran,Saudi Arabia give af instead of "pretending" to give af about Palestine...maybe there can be a resolution.
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It's time for lawyers to step up and start a petition is support of these students who have a right to protest and want peace. What is wrong with wanting PEACE Mr President?
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Keep exercising your right to peaceful protest, students! Anyone who wants you punished for doing so is not a real American
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What a joke! 34000? 700 000 Syrians have died and no ones protesting that! 🙄
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Best world uni world intelligence students protest solidarity.
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Divest
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Trash
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😂 Beautiful scenery! Greetings from Hong Kong!!
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Students are our hope to free America from occupation of foreign power!
