An Israeli flag is shown near an American flag, outside the encampment on the campus of Columbia University, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in New York City.© Kevin R. Wexler / NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK
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(New York, NY) — Columbia University continues to negotiate with the pro-Palestinian students who took over the campus green with a tent city more than a week ago. The students say they wont leave until the school promises to divest from interests in Israel and reinstates student demonstrators who were suspended. They have agreed to kick out protesters who are not students at Columbia. Right outside the Morningside Heights campus there were dueling protests Thursday night. The NYPD says they were mostly peaceful, but a few demonstrators were arrested.
One of Columbia University’s governing bodies will meet today to discuss President Dr. Minouche Shafik’s handling of the chaos on the campus. They are expected to censure her, but not ask her to resign.
Pro-Palestinian protesters also set up tent cities at the City College in Hamilton Heights on Thursday and in the lobby of FIT. At FIT, the demonstrators fought with security guards who tried to keep them out, but were overwhelmed by the number of people pushing through the entrances. It’s not clear how FIT will respond to the protesters.
