Columbia University suspends some students as Gaza protesters defy encampment deadline

Some student protesters continued to occupy campus despite passing of deadline, say local media reports

By Zehra Nur Duz

Columbia University in the US has initiated the suspension of some students after pro-Palestinian demonstrators refused to vacate encampments on campus by the deadline on Monday, according to local media.

Despite the passing of the 2 p.m. deadline on Monday, some student protesters continued to occupy the campus, the Politico reported.

In a statement on Monday, Columbia President Nemat Minouche Shafik acknowledged the breakdown of talks between the university and the protesters, adding that the university has declined to “divest from Israel.”

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