Columbia University Will Not Divest From Israel, President Says

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The Daily Wire

Daniel Chaitin
Apr 29, 2024

Columbia University will not divest from Israel, a top official at the Ivy League school said on Monday, rejecting a key demand of pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up camp at the New York City campus over the past couple of weeks.

In a statement posted on the university’s website, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said that talks between a small group of academic leaders and student organizers that began last week had broken down.

“Regretfully, we were not able to come to an agreement,” Shafik said, noting that the negotiators had sought a “path that would result in the dismantling of the encampment and adherence to University policies going forward.”

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[Valin]

Apr 29, 2024

Columbia University told pro-Palestinian protesters they must leave an on-campus encampment by 2 p.m. EDT Monday or face suspension or expulsion, multiple news outlets reported, as the Ivy League school—and other colleges nationwide—grapple with weeks of tense protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

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Apr 29, 2024 #US #Gaza #BBCNews

Protests calling for universities to boycott companies and individuals with ties to Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza have swept college campuses across the US.

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