On Friday night, dozens of Columbia University student activists set up a tent encampment to disrupt the upcoming alumni weekend. The protesters claim that Israel’s ground invasion in Rafah is continuing, and a new tent camp–like the one which made national headlines until police cleared it away brutally–is needed.
[[{“value”:”On Friday evening, dozens of student activists at Columbia University started another tent encampment on the campus, in an effort to disrupt the university’s future alumni weekend.
The protesters claim that a new tent village, similar to the one that caused national attention when police cruelly cleared it away, is necessary to draw attention to Israel’s involvement in the Israeli-led war against Gaza and what the students perceive as the university’s involvement in Israeli abuses. Hundreds of Palestinians were killed last week by Israel’s airstrikes close to camps designated as protected evacuation zones.
According to Layla, a protester and Columbia student who did not give their final name out of fear of retribution,” This encampment is in response to the death and destruction that we are seeing in Gaza, particularly in Rafah.” ” We feel this is totally unacceptable—and we are calling out Columbia for its complicity in genocide”.
New encampment happening today at Columbia University: pic. twitter.com/Mz4zWyK0vw— Najib | نجيب ( @Jib821 ) May 31, 2024
In April, protesters at Columbia created a Gaza Solidarity Encampment on Columbia’s lawn outside the library, pitching tents and raising Israeli flags. The protest coincided with the university’s president, Minouche Shafik, testifying before Congress about antisemitism. The New York Police Department cleared the encampment. Following, federal headlines and days of contentious standoffs. In an escalation, protesters took over Hamilton Hall—the site of previous campus occupations—leading to a clash and arrests as police cleared the building.
A drone was really flying low over the encampment. This campment’s tents had approximately 50 % of their tents removed. A member of the Public Safety was spotted yelling at protesters about their camp. Here is a picture of unfilled tents being cleared. pic. twitter.com/N5X5IVg8CH— Najib | نجيب ( @Jib821 ) June 1, 2024
Students have remained vocal in demanding that Columbia stop funding its endowment from Israeli-related monetary investments. A fresh protest over the weekend, according to protesters at the encampment, would encourage alumni to no donate to the university until it divests, according to protesters at the camp.”}]] In an effort to disrupt Columbia University’s upcoming alumni weekend, dozens of student activists at the university started yet another tent encampment on the campus on Friday evening. The protesters claim a new tent village, similar to the one that caused national attention before police savagely cleared it aside, is needed to survive as Israel’s ground invasion of Rafah continues.
On Friday night, dozens of Columbia University student activists set up a tent encampment to disrupt the upcoming alumni weekend. The protesters claim that Israel’s ground invasion in Rafah is continuing, and a new tent camp–like the one which made national headlines until police cleared it away brutally–is needed.
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