Talks between Columbia University and pro-Palestine protesters ended in a stalemate
Columbia university has started penalising students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations because they refused to leave the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" despite the Ivy League school's ultimatum. This comes following Monday's breakdown in negotiations between the US university and the demonstrators.
Mahmoud Khalil, a major negotiator and Columbia student, said that the university was promoting a "anti-Palestinian narrative," despite the institution claiming that it had urged the protesting students to disperse their camp so that the commencement event could go forward as scheduled.
Additionally, Cornell university said that it is punishing students for turning down their invitation to relocate the campsite.
Mahmoud Khalil, a major negotiator and Columbia student, said that the university was promoting a "anti-Palestinian narrative," despite the institution claiming that it had urged the protesting students to disperse their camp so that the commencement event could go forward as scheduled.
Additionally, Cornell university said that it is punishing students for turning down their invitation to relocate the campsite.
• Hundreds of Columbia students persisted in their presence at the pro-Palestine protest camps on the New York campus after the university's 2 p.m. (local time) deadline on Monday.
• A number of academic staff members remained outside the encampments as the students declared their intention to carry on the protest in the event that negotiations with the institution broke down.
• A number of academic staff members remained outside the encampments as the students declared their intention to carry on the protest in the event that negotiations with the institution broke down.
• In response to a major demand made by the protesters, Columbia President Minouche Shafik said that the university will not divest from Israel. After the unsuccessful discussions, he released a statement saying, "While the university will not divest from Israel, the university offered to develop an expedited timeline for review of new proposals from the students."