{"id":2228935,"date":"2024-04-24T09:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-bows-to-anti-israel-agitators-makes-numerous-concessions-as-deadline-comes-and-goes\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T09:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:25:38","slug":"columbia-bows-to-anti-israel-agitators-makes-numerous-concessions-as-deadline-comes-and-goes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-bows-to-anti-israel-agitators-makes-numerous-concessions-as-deadline-comes-and-goes\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia Succumbs to Anti-Israel Pressure, Grants Concessions Despite Missed Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolumbia-bows-to-anti-israel-agitators-makes-numerous-concessions-as-deadline-comes-and-goes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Columbia University retreats from a deadline given to \u2062anti-Israel protesters. Protests \u2063continue on campus. Negotiations extended by 48 hours under certain\u200b conditions, promoting constructive \u200ddialogue. Protesters \u2063agree to remove tents and non-students from \u200dthe encampment. Concerns about discriminatory language addressed. Aim of protests is to urge divestment from Israel. Classes at the university to \u200bproceed \u2063in a hybrid format.anticipation of the semester&#8217;s end. Commencement \u200bscheduled for May 15. President Biden condemns antisemitism\u2062 amid\u2064 campus tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/%20\"><span>George C. Upper III<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 24, 2024 at 6:02am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Columbia University has backed down from a deadline it had issued Tuesday to anti-Israel protesters occupying an \u201cencampment\u201d on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-parents-demand-schools-defund-school-resource-officers\/\" title=\"Maryland Parents Demand Schools \u2018Defund\u2019 School Resource Officers\">school grounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>University President Minouche Shafik had given protesters until midnight Tuesday to remove their tents and other belongings from the university\u2019s main lawn, or at least to arrive at an agreement with the school regarding when they would do so.<\/p>\n<p>Citing \u201cconstructive dialogue,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-prof-said-trump-supporters-had-shared-psychosis-yale-terminated-her-now-shes-filed-a-complaint\/\" title=\"Yale Prof Said Trump Supporters Had \u2018Shared Psychosis.\u2019 Yale Terminated Her. Now She\u2019s Filed A Complaint.\">university spokesperson<\/a> said protesters had been given another 48 hours, with some conditions, to continue negotiations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/columbia-university-protests-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-minouche-shafik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WLNY-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[S]tudent protestors have taken steps to make the encampment welcome to all and have prohibited discriminatory or harassing language,\u201d the unnamed spokesperson told the outlet.\u00a0\u201cIn light of this constructive dialogue, the university will continue conversations for the next 48 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Paolicelli of Spectrum\u2019s NY1 posted a portion of the school\u2019s statement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/social-media-use-linked-risky-decision-making-behaviors-kids-major-study-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These are the four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-strikes-back-after-elon-musk-walks-away-from-deal\/\" title=\"Twitter Strikes Back After Elon Musk Walks Away From Deal\">terms agreed<\/a> upon by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?\">@Columbia<\/a> officials and student organizers of the encampment: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NV3wC2OdMj\">pic.twitter.com\/NV3wC2OdMj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alyssa Paolicelli (@APaolicelli17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APaolicelli17\/status\/1783080833735172504?\">April 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to that post, the protesters agreed to \u201cdismantling and removing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">significant number<\/a> of tents\u201d from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-aoc-sends-signal-college-protesters-within-hours-mob-forces-columbia-take-drastic-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">encampment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No specifics were given regarding the number or percentage of tents to be removed, or areas to be cleared. However, WLNY reported that some tents were being taken down and moved overnight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Does our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-disturbing-reports-of-college-professors-selling-american-secrets-to-china\/\" title=\"5 Disturbing Reports Of College Professors Selling American Secrets To China\">higher education system<\/a> need a total overhaul?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Protesters also agreed that anyone involved in the protests who was not a student at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-owner-cuts-funding-columbia-university-anti-israel-protests-no-longer-institution-recognize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia<\/a> would leave the encampment.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing was said about how those individuals would be identified or how this rule would be enforced, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudent protestors in the encampment will comply with all requirements of (the New York Fire Department) with respect to activities and safety,\u201d the statement also said.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the statement noted that the protesters \u201chave taken steps to make the encampment welcome to all and have prohibited discriminatory or harassing language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What, exactly, \u201cdiscriminatory or harassing language\u201d means, or how it would be identified or controlled, was also not stated. Presumably, the language in question had contributed to the fears some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-rabbi-issues-urgent-warning-jewish-students-campus-chaos-spirals-return-home-soon-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish students<\/a> had expressed, especially with Passover beginning this week.<\/p>\n<p>The official aim of the demonstrations is to force Columbia University to divest itself of its financial interests in Israel, which they claim is involved in \u201cgenocide\u201d in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve occupied the encampment since April 17. Classes will be offered in a \u201chybrid\u201d format for the remainder of the semester, according to WLNY. The semester ends Monday. Commencement is scheduled for May 15.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson was scheduled to visit the campus Wednesday, meet with Jewish students there and hold a media event to talk about antisemitism at colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden on Monday said that he \u201ccondemn[s] the antisemetic protests,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/biden-condemns-antisemitic-protests-palestine-columbia-university\/?intcid=CNR-02-0623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBZ<\/a> reported at the time.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44802\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44802\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44802\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44802\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44802\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of &#8220;WJ Live,&#8221; powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in English as well as a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Foxborough, Massachusetts <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Beta Gamma Sigma <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  B.A., English, UNCG; M.A., English, UNCG; MBA, UNCG <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  North Carolina <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Faith, Business, Leadership and Management, Military, Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by George C. 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