Columbia University

Columbia University student demonstrators face expulsion for Hamilton Hall takeover

Anti-Israel activists forced their way into the academic building by smashing windows and breaking doors

By Rosa Doherty

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May 1, 2024 09:37

Student demonstrators vandalised the university building in their takeover effort, Columbia administrators said (Photo: Getty)

Columbia suspends ‘Zionists must die’ video student encampment leader

Khymani James, who declared ‘I fight to kill’, has been placed under an interim suspension, it is understood

By JC Reporter

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April 30, 2024 10:34

Khymani James has said he 'misspoke' and was 'feeling unusually upset' when he made the series of incendiary remarks

Leader of Columbia Gaza tent protest: ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’

Columbia University student Khymani James said during a livestream in January: ‘Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists’

By Eliana Jordan

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April 26, 2024 11:23

Khymani James, a junior at Columbia University and leading organiser of Columbia's Gaza Solidarity Encampment, said during a livestream in January that "Zionists don't deserve to live." (Photo: Screenshot via X)

Ilhan Omar praises ‘brave’ students during visit to Columbia anti-Israel camp

The encampment has sparked similar protests across the US

By Faygie Holt

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April 25, 2024 22:34

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on the campus of Columbia University in New York City (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Campuses in chaos: Over 100 arrested as anti-Israel protests spread across the US

Police have been called to disperse demonstrations at universities in Texas, California and Rhode Island as student activists follow encampment model at Columbia University

By Eliana Jordan

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April 25, 2024 13:21

USC public safety officers detain a pro-Palestine demonstrator during clashes after officers attempted to take down an encampment in support of Gaza at the University of Southern California on 24 April, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country recently. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Columbia University: Gaza encampment told to clear out or face ‘alternative options’

President Minouche Shafik faces mounting calls for her resignation as protests continue across US campuses

By Eliana Jordan

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April 24, 2024 11:53

A Pro-Palestine protestor is arrested at the gates of Columbia University on 22 April 2024 in New York City amid the days-long encampment by student demonstrators. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Biden denounces ‘blatant antisemitism’ at Columbia University as Jewish students urged to leave campus

Explosive protests at the New York City college have made the campus ‘unsafe for Jewish students’

By Rosa Doherty

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April 22, 2024 12:47

Chilling: An anti-Israel demonstrator at Columbia University screams to onlookers that October 7 will happen '10,000 [more] times' (Image: X/@JonasYDU)

By Ben Clerkin

Columbia’s David fears Goliath’s wrath

Jewish academic Shai Davidai has taken on the anti-Israel brigade on campus but worries about the possible cost to his own career

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January 11, 2024 14:23