Columbia suspends in-person classes as arrests made and Jewish students report threats. What’s behind the protests?
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Columbia starts SUSPENDING students in anti-Israel encampment barring them from campus and student housing after hundreds refused Ivy League university's demand that they vacate by Monday afternoon
Student demonstrators at Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests that have erupted at colleges across the U.S. are being suspended after, defying requests to leave.
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Columbia begins suspending students in protest camp
The demonstrations have led Columbia to hold remote classes. The school said in an email to students that bringing back police "at this time" would be counterproductive. The university said it will offer an alternative venue for the protests after exams and graduation.
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Columbia Jewish Students Warned By Rabbi Over Their Safety
An Orthodox rabbi associated with Columbia University sent out a message to over 290 Jewish students Sunday morning warning that they should go home "as soon as possible" amid a rise of "extreme antisemitism and anarchy."The message, which was sent out on WhatsApp by Rabbi Elie Buechler, comes a few days after pro-Palestinian protestors clashed with police officers after holding a "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on Columbia's south lawn. Several American colleges have been thrust into the spotlight...