{"id":2232941,"date":"2024-04-29T17:26:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T17:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:30:29","slug":"columbia-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia Encampment Continues Despite President Shafik&#8217;s 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\">16<\/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-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes%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=2232941&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>The Columbia University president set a deadline\u2064 for student protesters\u2063 at the &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; encampment, urging them to disperse or face\u2063 suspension. The students defied the ultimatum, choosing to \u2063stay despite ongoing negotiations. Tensions escalated as\u200d the deadline passed, with \u200bprotesters chanting anti-Israel slogans and faculty members offering support. The encampment continues amid unresolved conflicts and potential disciplinary \u2062actions.  <\/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<div>\n<p>MANHATTAN\u2014Columbia University president Minouche Shafik again set a deadline for unsanctioned student protesters to vacate their &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; encampment. Hours after that deadline passed, the encampment still stands.<\/p>\n<p>Shafik <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-president-shafik-pleads-with-protesters-to-voluntarily-disperse-after-days-of-negotiations-bring-no-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent students<\/a> a Monday morning letter asking them to &#8220;voluntarily disperse&#8221; from the encampment by 2 p.m. or face suspension. The students refused, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jessicaschwalb7\/status\/1785001817190924662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voting unanimously<\/a> to remain. Some wrote messages on the letters such as &#8220;COLUMBIA WILL BURN&#8221; and &#8220;I AINT READING ALL THAT FREE PALESTINE.&#8221; Others <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zach_kessel\/status\/1784994141207695643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pledged<\/a> to &#8220;DEFEND THE CAMP&#8221; and &#8220;escalate&#8221; their demonstrations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Day 13 at the Columbia encampment\u2014students have been given a 2pm deadline to vacate.<\/p>\n<p>This is the response from a suspended student, Aidan Parisi<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;COLUMBIA WILL BURN&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeBeacon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FreeBeacon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Odbjr4l1yQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Odbjr4l1yQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1784972338234118269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Agenda for today\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>COLUMBIA PULL UP TO DEFEND THE CAMP<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cu4palestine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cu4palestine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eiTNOQnnWA\">pic.twitter.com\/eiTNOQnnWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0627\u064a\u062f\u0646 \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 (@itsaidanbitch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsaidanbitch\/status\/1784995496651591886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">Aidan Parisi leading chants for &#8220;intifada&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/89NgAyRYh6\">pic.twitter.com\/89NgAyRYh6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785009534018506911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the deadline approached, protesters gathered outside the campus gates, chanting, &#8220;Israel will fall.&#8221; Columbia faculty members rushed to the encampment, eventually forming a wall around its entrance to help the student protesters. At 2:30 p.m., student leaders heels a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collusion-cuomo-adviser-bragged-that-msnbc-host-was-saying-my-spin-live\/\" title=\"COLLUSION: Cuomo Adviser Bragged That MSNBC Host Was \u2018Saying My Spin Live\u2019\">defiant press conference<\/a>, saying they will &#8220;not be moved unless by force.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s past two,&#8221; one student said. &#8220;We do not abide by university pressure.&#8221; Protesters also chanted, &#8220;If we don&#8217;t get no justice, then they will get no peace,&#8221; &#8220;We don&#8217;t want no two state, we want all of it,&#8221; and &#8220;From the river to the sea, Palestine is all you&#8217;ll see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;We will not be moved unless by force&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIRigTPZlE\">pic.twitter.com\/NIRigTPZlE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785023101614350607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;It\u2019s past 2:00\u2026We do not abide by university pressure&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JKlJ3g5auJ\">pic.twitter.com\/JKlJ3g5auJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785024023471997351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;If we don\u2019t get no justice. Then they will get no peace.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BW46n6ljyV\">pic.twitter.com\/BW46n6ljyV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785035591488336376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;We don\u2019t want no two state. We want all of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the river to the sea. Palestine is all you\u2019ll see.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jr8F6xuDZh\">pic.twitter.com\/jr8F6xuDZh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785036635240812736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear how Shafik plans to rectify the situation. In a Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CAndersonMO\/status\/1785024310345711945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, she said bringing New York City police officers to campus &#8220;at this time would be counterproductive.&#8221; When the <i>Washington Free Beacon <\/i>asked Columbia head of communications Ben Chang whether Shafik would consider authorizing cops on campus today, he said he had &#8220;nothing further to add&#8221; beyond that Friday statement. During a Monday afternoon press call, Chang said the school has &#8220;begun suspending students&#8221; and that the disciplinary process &#8220;continues to play out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is far from the first time the student protesters ignored a deadline from Shafik to clear the encampment.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly one week ago, on April 23, Shafik set a midnight deadline for negotiations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-president-shafik-pleads-with-protesters-to-voluntarily-disperse-after-days-of-negotiations-bring-no-results\/\" title=\"Columbia President Urges Protesters to Leave Peacefully Despite Failed Talks\">student protest leaders<\/a>. Arrests appeared imminent, with protesters pledging to &#8220;defend the encampment&#8221; and &#8220;rally&#8221; for their &#8220;comrades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Shafik pushed her deadline back twice\u2014first to 8 a.m., then to 48 hours\u2014to continue negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday morning, however, Shafik <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-president-shafik-pleads-with-protesters-to-voluntarily-disperse-after-days-of-negotiations-bring-no-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that those negotiations brought no agreement and gave students until 2 p.m. to &#8220;voluntarily disperse.&#8221; Those who did so and signed a form identifying their role in the encampment would avoid suspension and &#8220;be eligible to complete the semester in good standing&#8221; so long as they abide by school rules going forward. Those who stayed would &#8220;be suspended pending further investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The student protesters stayed.<\/p>\n<p>Columbia made several offers to student protesters during the negotiation process, including a &#8220;review&#8221; of its Tel Aviv Dual Degree program and a scholarship fund for Gazans, according to the student group behind the encampment. Shafik in her Monday statement called those ideas &#8220;important&#8221; and said she plans &#8220;to explore pursuing them in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The encampment has plagued Columbia for nearly two weeks after students constructed it during Shafik&#8217;s congressional testimony on the school&#8217;s response to campus anti-Semitism. Participants have routinely called for destruction of the Jewish state and for violence against Jews.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-columbia-professor-says-student-protesters-have-not-called-for-violence-against-civilians\/\" title=\"Verification: Columbia professor asserts student protesters have not advocated for harm towards civilians\">keffiyeh-clad student protester<\/a> was photographed holding a sign pointing at a group of Jewish students with the caption &#8220;Al-Qasam&#8217;s [sic] Next Targets,&#8221; a reference to the Hamas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neo-nazi-ukrainians-forefathers-of-antifa-instigated-and-participated-in-the-capitol-hill-riot-alongside-antifa\/\" title=\"Neo-Nazi Ukrainians (Forefathers of Antifa) Instigated and Participated in the Capitol Hill Riot Alongside Antifa\">military wing<\/a> that carried out the terror attacks in Israel on Oct. 7. Another live-streamed a speech that called for &#8220;escalation&#8221; and glorified the attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Next time you wonder what &#8220;globalize the intifada&#8221; means, let this domestic terrorist in the middle of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Columbia<\/a> campus remind you that it means kill Jews everywhere. The &#8220;Al-Qassam Brigade&#8221; is Hamas\u2019s military wing. Get these people off our campus and off our streets\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XCYTslpr5D\">pic.twitter.com\/XCYTslpr5D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elisha (Lishi) Baker (@LishiBaker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LishiBaker\/status\/1781877756034208205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Watch how Columbia protestors idealise Oct. 7th.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am here to talk about escalation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What has happened to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Columbia<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WyRBbA2fim\">pic.twitter.com\/WyRBbA2fim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EYakoby\/status\/1782062777302925433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Student protest leader Khymani James, meanwhile, was banned from campus after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-marxist-treasury-nominee-saule-omarova-wants-to-bankrupt-starve-fossil-fuel-industry-to-tackle-climate-change\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Marxist\u2019 Treasury Nominee Saule Omarova Wants To Bankrupt, \u2018Starve\u2019 Fossil Fuel Industry To Tackle Climate Change\">resurfaced video showed<\/a> him saying Zionists &#8220;don&#8217;t deserve to live.&#8221; James also likened Zionists to white supremacists and Nazis, saying, &#8220;These are all the same people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The existence of them and the projects they have built, i.e. Israel, it&#8217;s all antithetical to peace,&#8221; he said in a video he posted to Instagram. &#8220;And so, yes, I feel very comfortable, very comfortable, calling for those people to die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Be grateful that I&#8217;m not just going out and murdering Zionists,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>James was a regular presence in the campus before he was banned from campus\u2014at one point, he mobilized students to form a &#8220;human chain&#8221; meant to remove &#8220;Zionists&#8221; who he said entered the encampment. James&#8217;s call to kill Zionists came &#8220;during and after a disciplinary hearing with Columbia administrators that he recorded and then posted on Instagram,&#8221; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/26\/nyregion\/columbia-student-protest-zionism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>New York Times<\/i><\/a>. Columbia only barred James from campus after the video went viral online.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what happens when you walk onto <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Columbia<\/a> Gaza Solidarity encampment\u2026happened just now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R3C82q5TjE\">pic.twitter.com\/R3C82q5TjE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Schwalb (@jessicaschwalb7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessicaschwalb7\/status\/1782252789625663770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a>\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a Sunday CNN appearance, Columbia professor Bruce Robbins <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/fact-check-columbia-professor-says-student-protesters-have-not-called-for-violence-against-civilians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said student protesters<\/a> at the school have not called for the &#8220;destruction of civilian lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia University president Minouche Shafik reiterated a deadline for unauthorized student protesters at the &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; encampment. Despite the passed deadline, the encampment remains. Shafik urged students to disperse voluntarily by 2 p.m., threatening suspension. 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