Columbia suspends students after deadline to end Gaza camp passes
Columbia suspends students after deadline to end Gaza camp passes The number of arrests has crossed 1,100 since New York police detained first demonstrators at Columbia on April 18. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a protest outside Columbia University in New York City. [Michael M Santiago/Getty Images via AFP] null Columbia University has begun suspending student demonstrators after they defied an ultimatum to disperse. The New York University, the epicentre of pro-Palestinian protests that have upended college campuses across the United States, made the call on Monday. The move follows almost two weeks of protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, which have swept through higher education institutions from coast to coast, and spread into Europe. The demonstrators have demanded that the universities cease all investment in Israel or companies that are seen as supporting its war effort. null The response of the authorities has been tough, with critics of the protests referr...