Part of | Student activism at Columbia University, 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses |
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Country | USA |
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | New York City |
Ein location | Columbia University |
Coordinate location | 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W |
Point for tym insyd | April 2024 |
Tym dem start | 17 April 2024 |
Significant event | occupation |
Has goal | disinvestment from Israel |
Series of occupation protests by pro-Palestinian students occur for Columbia University insyd New York City for April 2024 insyd, for de context of de broader Israel–Hamas war related protests insyd de United States. De protests begin for April 17, 2024, wen pro-Palestinian students establish encampment of approximately 50 tents, wey dem dey bell am de Gaza Solidarity Encampment,[1][2] for de varsity ein campus top, wey dey demand de university divest from Israel. Na dem forcibly dismantle de encampment de next day wen varsity presido Minouche Shafik authorize de New York City Police Department (NYPD) make dem enter de campus den conduct mass arrests.[2][3] Dem build fresh encampment de next day. Wen negotiations for divestment fail, protesters break go den occupied Hamilton Hall,[4] wey lead to second NYPD raid, dem arrest more dan 100 protesters, wey dem dismantle de camp.[5] De arrests mark de first time Columbia allow police make dem suppress campus protests since de 1968 demonstrations against de Vietnam War.[6]
As result of de protests, Columbia University switch go hybrid learning (wey dem incorporate more online learning) for de rest of de semester.[7] De protests encourage oda actions for multiple universities. Several incidents describe as antisemitic take place during de protests.[8] Organizers say ebe de work of outsyd agitators den non-students.[9] Pro-Palestinian Jewish protesters say dat de protests no be antisemitic.[10]