Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment
Tensions rose on the Columbia University campus as pro-Palestinian protesters refused to comply with a deadline to pack up their encampment.
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Tensions rose on the Columbia University campus as pro-Palestinian protesters refused to comply with a deadline to pack up their encampment.
CBS New York's Jessica Moore has all the latest details on the situation in the Middle East.
The protesters are trying to get the university's attention after they felt their request for the school to divest from Israel was ignored at a meeting on Thursday. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
The students were warned they would be suspended if they didn't pack up the nearly two-week-old encampment on the main lawn of the campus in Upper Manhattan. CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
Students were told to clear the nearly two-week-old encampment or face suspension after talks between the pro-Palestinian protesters and university broke down.
Columbia University says it will not divest from Israel, and talks have broken down with student protesters to dismantle their pro-Palestinian encampment. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the latest.
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Sunday marked the 12th day of protests at Columbia University and the mood was calm as an array of tents remained on the lawn. CBS New York's Lori Bordonaro reports.
This comes as the Biden administration is once again trying to restart ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel. Derick Waller has the latest developments.
Columbia University officials are denying claims of "an impending lockdown or evictions on campus" and say their talks with pro-Palestinian student protest organizers are continuing.
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Columbia University officials denied claims of an "impending lockdown or evictions on campus" amid ongoing talks with pro-Palestinian protesters camped out on the main lawn for nearly two weeks. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
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New Hamas propaganda videos purportedly show further signs of life of two hostages being held somewhere in Gaza. This comes as international allies keep pushing for a ceasefire. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
College students are continuing to protest the Israel-Hamas war. At New York City's Columbia University, where an encampment of students first made headlines, tensions are high and negotiations between students and administrators are stalled.
It was a quiet Saturday morning on Columbia's campus, but students remain camped out on the main lawn. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
As protests continue at Columbia University, a group of students have filed a federal civil rights complaint accusing the university of discrimination against Palestinian students and allies.
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At least two Princeton University students were arrested Thursday at a pro-Palestinian protest on campus where students began setting up tents.
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