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I applaud the cops. They are doing the right thing,
a 20-year-old student of the university said, wishing to remain anonymous, according to New York Post It feels really important especially right now for the Jewish voice at USC, the anti-Zionist Jewish voice at USC, to be very loud and very present,
said demonstrator Katya Urban, 23, part of the Jewish Voice for Peace contingent at USC We are continuing to identify them and will be sending out formal notifications,
a university spokesperson said by email Those of us in Gaza solidarity encampment will not be intimidated,
Hirsi said on social media after being suspended Columbia must take the bold and difficult actions necessary to address the pervasive antisemitism, support for terrorism, and contempt for the university's rules that have been allowed to flourish on its campus. This includes real discipline that matches the severity of offenses by the students, faculty, and staff responsible, including suspension, expulsion, and termination."
Representative Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued a statement Thursday in support of the arrests, writing I took this extraordinary step because these are extraordinary circumstances,
Shafik said in an email to Columbia students, faculty and staff as the arrests began Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism."
The arrests were authorized by university President Minouche Shafik a day after she testified at the U.S. House of Representatives hearing They can read Sophocles, they can read Karl Marx, they can read Martin Luther King, but when it's time to take a stand against genocide, they won't do it,
West said of the Columbia administration while standing in the center of sitting protesters We are asking that in solidary with the people in Gaza you continue to remain on this lawn. ... Remember that solidarity is an action it is not just a feeling, and we want you to remain here as long as possible,
We demand full amnesty for all students disciplined for their involvement in the encampment or the movement for Palestinian liberation,
the protest coalition said in a statement The individuals who established the encampment violated a long list of rules and policies,
Students have a right to free speech, but do not have a right to violate university policies and disrupt learning on campus,
We will stand resolute until our demands are met,
she wrote on X after being suspended I stand in solidarity with each and every one of you because we are in solidarity with human suffering, especially when it is imposed by human beings – and I’m talking about the indescribable genocide of our precious Palestinians in Gaza.”
Speaking through a megaphone, he told the crowd I have determined that the encampment and related disruptions pose a clear and present danger to the substantial functioning of the University."
In a letter, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik asked the NYPD to move in, writing I regret that all of these attempts to resolve the situation were rejected by the students involved. As a result, NYPD officers are now on campus and the process of clearing the encampment is underway,
Shafik wrote in the statement to the Columbia community Columbia is committed to allowing members of our community to engage in political expression – within established rules and with respect for the safety of all,
Not allowing us to exercise any of our rights,
Columbia has shown over and over they don't care about students' rights, voices or safety,
said Aidan Parisi, a pro-Palestinian protester There was no point of ever working with the police. Like every single step of the way, they were escalating it,
a protester named Selena said