{"id":2232679,"date":"2024-04-29T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-will-not-divest-from-israel-president-says\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T13:06:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:06:59","slug":"columbia-university-will-not-divest-from-israel-president-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-will-not-divest-from-israel-president-says\/","title":{"rendered":"President states Columbia University will not divest from Israel"},"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\">18<\/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-university-will-not-divest-from-israel-president-says%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=2232679&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 declines to \u200ddivest from Israel following negotiations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-activists-at-catholic-university-protest-mlks-pro-life-trump-supporting-niece\/\" title=\"Student Activists At Catholic University Protest MLK\u2019s Pro-Life, Trump-Supporting Niece\">student organizers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">academic leaders<\/a>. President Minouche Shafik\u200b stated the talks failed \u200cto reach\u2063 an agreement, aiming to end the encampment and ensure compliance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-speech-organization-sues-university-of-central-florida-for-discriminatory-speech-policies\/\" title=\"Free Speech Organization Sues University of Central Florida For \u2018Discriminatory\u2019 Speech Policies\">university policies<\/a>. \u200dWhile no divestment will occur, \u200cthe university proposed measures like expedited proposal reviews and investments in Gaza&#8217;s health and education.  <\/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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/columbia-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia University<\/a> will not divest from Israel, a top official at the Ivy League school said on Monday, rejecting a key demand of pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up camp at the New York City campus over the past couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on the university\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/president.columbia.edu\/news\/statement-columbia-university-president-minouche-shafik-4-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said that talks between a small group of academic leaders and student organizers that began last week had broken down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegretfully, we were not able to come to an agreement,\u201d Shafik said, noting that the negotiators had sought a \u201cpath that would result in the dismantling of the encampment and adherence to University policies going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shafik said the university\u2019s goal for the talks was to find a \u201ccollaborative resolution\u201d that would bring an end to an encampment on a school lawn and a commitment from protesters to adhere to rules for demonstrations and events going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the University will not divest from Israel, the University offered to develop an expedited timeline for review of new proposals from the students by the Advisory Committee for Socially Responsible Investing, the body that considers divestment matters,\u201d Shafik said.<\/p>\n<p>Shafik said additional offers entailed making available a list of Columbia\u2019s investment holdings, convening a faculty committee to tackle \u201cacademic freedom\u201d and \u201cfinancial barriers\u201d to educational programs, and investments to health and education in Gaza, \u201cincluding supporting early childhood development and support for displaced scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reports of anti-Semitic harassment led a campus rabbi to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warn<\/a> Jewish students to go home for safety. As efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2024\/04\/18\/columbia-student-gaza-protests-nypd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uproot tents and detain<\/a> protesters failed to quell the demonstrations, Colombia shifted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remote learning<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/23\/us-news\/columbia-university-moves-to-hybrid-classes-for-rest-of-semester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hybrid classes<\/a> at the main campus.<\/p>\n<p>Columbia is still planning on holding a commencement \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/commencement.columbia.edu\/content\/university-commencement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scheduled<\/a> for May 15 \u2014 as Shafik said, \u201cWe owe it to all of our graduates and their loved ones to honor their achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714129450076000&#038;usg=AOvVaw11MUL_oXewNl-yGfGqnuu8\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Shafik concluded by saying, \u201cWe urge those in the encampment to voluntarily disperse. We are consulting with a broader group in our community to explore alternative internal options to end this crisis as soon as possible. We will continue to update the community with new developments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A notice from the university gave students a 2 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmarJimenez\/status\/1784958309914567101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadline<\/a> to leave the encampment and sign a pledge to abide by university policies or face suspension and ineligibility to finish the semester in good standing.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced the university&#8217;s decision not to divest from Israel, contradicting the demands of pro-Palestinian protesters camped at the New York City campus. 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