Student Gaza protests: Columbia students defy ultimatum to end anti-war encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University have rejected an ultimatum issued by the university's president, Minouche Shafik, to disband their pro-Palestine encampment by 2pm ET.

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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[emelieandersson]

Swedish millennial, thanking these brave and honorable students for representing the younger generations, who are locked out from politics!
DO NOT STOP! ❤️ 🇸🇪

[awesomedez]

History might not remember rhese students' names, but it will remember how the University reacted.

[MimiKay-si]

What part of this demonstrations Cumbia University does not understand. this movement is not going away.

[rajafernando]

The Students change the World for Peace and Justice....

[MeleanDialogue]

Apparently bright young students have enough self confidence not to be intimidated like the rest of us by establishment lies

[yvonneyork]

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.

[coolwalk]

I stand with the brave students they are on the right side of history!!!

[everest]

Peace Gaza 🕊️🕊️🕊️
Free Palestine 🇵🇸🙏🏼

[SerbianSniper]

When Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Saudi Arabia give af instead of "pretending" to give af about Palestine...maybe there can be a resolution.

[Balletcalvero]

Keep exercising your right to peaceful protest, students! Anyone who wants you punished for doing so is not a real American

[TotheHallucinatedHKPeople]

😂 Beautiful scenery! Greetings from Hong Kong!!

[zamiruddin-jcuv]

Best world uni world intelligence students protest solidarity.

[nasimaahmed]

Students are our hope to free America from occupation of foreign power!

[유주나-ic]

I respect the freedom to protest but are people allowed to pitch tents in public places...?

[auroragudunov]

What a joke! 34000? 700 000 Syrians have died and no ones protesting that! 🙄

[jodypetersen]

🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉Free Palistine!!! go, Go, GO Leaders of tomorrow!!!❤

[thomashunter]

I am a Democrat. There Hamas supporters on campus scare me. I am voting for Trump this time. We need a strong president.

[roan]

Why are they reading off their phones? Ridiculous 🤣

[ktleong]

Nancy Pelosi said: "a beautiful sight to behold"

[shionniefurio]

Go to Gaza it's better for you there than spreading hate in US.