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Anti-Israel Students at Columbia Defiant as 2 p.m. Deadline Passes: ‘We Won’t Back Down’
Despite the request set by Columbia University officials, students occupying an anti-Israel encampment failed to meet the 2 p.m. ET deadline for dismantling their protest site. The University warned those who did not clear out were at risk of being suspended.
Pro-Palestinian students have taken over the Sundial, a central meeting point on the University’s campus.
Protestors gathered at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn of Columbia University.
Protestors gathering at the pro-Palestinian encampment on Columbia University’s lawn.
As the deadline passed, it became evident that students had not complied with the directive. The encampment, a focal point of protest on the campus, remained intact despite the University’s efforts to enforce its removal.
Members of the New York Police Department gather before they are set to clear the anti-Israel encampment on the lawn of Columbia University.
More than 100 people have been arrested since protests on campus started.
Demonstrators tore down barricades surrounding the encampment. AP
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Dozens of tents on the Columbia quad Monday
Students camped there have been given a 2 p.m. deadline to clear out or risk suspension.
Boxes of food and supplies are still stacked at the site.
The encampment outside Alfred Lerner Hall.
Boxes of food and supplies are still stacked at the site, where several Palestinian flags are hanging.
The failure to meet the deadline raises questions about the next steps Columbia University will take in addressing the ongoing protest and whether further disciplinary action will be pursued against the demonstrators.
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