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Columbia University rejects anti-Israel divestment demands
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Columbia University in New York City rejects demands to divest holdings from entities affiliated with Israel.
The divestment demands were a focus of the anti-Israel protests that rocked the campus after the October 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel.
Activist groups filed three proposals calling on Columbia to divest from entities that violate human rights, to demand that companies the university has a stake in “cease any activities that are complicit in human rights violations against Palestinians,” and to divest from Israel.
The university rejects all three demands, stating that there is no consensus in the university community as required by its guidelines and that the proposals are vague and unworkable.
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