Columbia University suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after failed negotiations

Columbia University began suspending pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to disperse despite a deadline of 2pm on Monday (Apr 29). The protesters had put up dozens of tents in campus to express opposition to Israel's war in Gaza.

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[happymelon]

(Virginia Commonwealth University) April 29. The police entered the campus and fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd, and many people were detained.

[ArabicReja]

In the democratic countries, including the US 🇺🇲, people can protest.
That's why people shouldn't take democracy and freedom for granted. They must be protected.

[ReinhardtGB]

Freedom of speech and assembly (only if it suits their needs)

[RebmunModnar]

They did the same thing when students wanted to demonstrate their support for Ukraine, amirite?

[liar-liar]

So no democracy, no freedom of speech 😂

[mjguspg]

*USA agree ICC about Netanyahu in jail.*
USA is country democracy.
Free USA from Aipac Israel 😂

[westwoodly]

The Tian Anmen of America - except for tanks there are armed rifles and bullets. Instead of Tian An Men Square you have an Ivy League University. This is very serious. If American civilians can overwhelm Capitol which is heavily guarded, what other public institutions can be exempted?

[thecelt]

FREE PALESTINE ❤ from Australia ...respects to yemen people

[ktan]

i noticed Egypt n arab did not offer asylum or open their borders for the Palestinians but egg them to fight Israeli. anyway double std practice since caveman's era.

[skysky]

In democratic countries, students also have the right to study . What rights does these protestors have to blockade the campus over the rights of the other students to study ? One group rights is more important than the others?

[happymelon]

Police entered the University of Texas at Austin campus on the 29th to clear a camp supporting Palestinian demonstrators. During the process, they deployed pepper spray and dragged away demonstrators who refused to leave. About 50 people were arrested.

[samueltan]

These students must be held accountable. And must be treated as accordance to law

[joetran]

I agree with the first two requests. Those are reasonable. But the third condition of amnesty... there are consequences to people's actions. This is something they should have thought about...

I'd also like to see what the protesters were willing to offer to get those three demands.

[devildevil]

While the us says we are forever complicit

[briannobin]

This should be an eye-opener to Arab and Muslim leaders who do not allow their own citizens the slightest chance to protest in their own countries but egg them on when they do so in their adopted countries.

[liar-liar]

So the university will bring in more from PRC

[evaavfc]

The students are naive or pro-Hamas. The uni seems a bit clueless.

[osmanzng]

The protestors can receive their education in Madrasas. It's the same.

[verycursedplane]

The university is private property. The students want to attend it and applied. As the owners of the property the management has its own rules.

[No_mercy]

They should sacked them out from university 😏😏😏😏