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Monday, April 29, 2024
‘Columbia will burn’: Student protesters defy deadline to clear encampment or be suspended
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Student demonstrators at Columbia University defy an ultimatum to disperse from the anti-Israel encampment they set up on campus or face immediate suspension.
The protesters ignore the deadline with chants, clapping and drumming from the encampment of more than 300 people. No officials appear to enter the encampment, with at least 120 tents staying up as the deadline passes.
Pictures shared by the local branch of Students for Justice in Palestine, which despite being suspended is calling for its supporters to flock to the encampment, show paper copies of the ultimatum with “Columbia will burn” and “I aint [sic] reading all that Free Palestine” written on them.
Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine:
“Columbia will burn.” pic.twitter.com/pDb2Jv7Xq9
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) April 29, 2024
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