Columbia University students appear to be ignoring the 2pM deadline to disperse and dismantle their tent city; “We will not be moved unless by force,” a Columbia protest leader reportedly said.
Watch the latest footage from the scene below:
“NYPD, KKK [Ku Klux Klan], IOF [Israel Occupying Forces] they’re all the same,” pro Hamas demonstrators chant at #Columbia_University , comparing @NYPDnews and @IDF American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups.
📹 @leonkraiem pic.twitter.com/GN2pHRUHsA
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) April 29, 2024
NOW: Columbia University faculty link arms and form a wall in front of the entrance to the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ as hundreds of students encircle the both lawns
Students remaining in the encampment were told they could face disciplinary action after 2PM pic.twitter.com/C1XRgHzs8b
— katie smith (@probablyreadit) April 29, 2024
🇵🇸ALL OUT TO COLUMBIA NOW! The historic movement on university campuses for Palestine, sparked at Columbia isn’t going anywhere! The students, faculty, staff, and community supporters stand with Palestine and with the movement against genocide and apartheid! pic.twitter.com/Yvn5Yy8YIc
— The People's Forum (@PeoplesForumNYC) April 29, 2024
JUST IN — Protesters and students have encircled the Columbia University encampment defying an order to disperse by 2 PM. pic.twitter.com/dttRf9mQU2
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 29, 2024
The anti-Israel protests were blasted by New York Rep. Elise Stefanik in a post on X on Monday.
“2 PM has come and gone. Columbia’s empty threats and weak leadership have failed and surrendered Columbia’s campus to the pro-Hamas antisemitic mob. The world is watching as you continue to fail your Jewish students. Congress will continue to hold these failed institutions accountable.”
2 PM has come and gone. @Columbia's empty threats and weak leadership have failed and surrendered Columbia’s campus to the pro-Hamas antisemitic mob. The world is watching as you continue to fail your Jewish students. Congress will continue to hold these failed institutions…
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) April 29, 2024
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