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Columbia University suspends pro-Palestinian and Jewish student clubs
View Date:2024-12-23 23:11:49
An Ivy League school has cut off two clubs for pro-Palestinian and Jewish students in the latest escalation in the tumult gripping American college campuses amid disagreement over the Israel-Hamas war.
Columbia University in New York City, where protests have roiled campus in the past month, temporarily terminated its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace. The two student clubs, which are both anti-Zionist, have shown solidarity in calling for a cease-fire in the war overseas.
They will be suspended until the end of the fall semester. Gerald Rosberg, the school’s senior executive vice president, announced the move in a statement Friday.
“This decision was made after the two groups repeatedly violated University policies related to holding campus events, culminating in an unauthorized event Thursday afternoon that proceeded despite warnings and included threatening rhetoric and intimidation,” Rosberg said. He did not elaborate further on how exactly the policies were violated.
The groups won’t be able to hold events or receive funding, Rosberg said. The suspension will remain in place until the two groups can demonstrate a “commitment to compliance with University policies,” he said in the statement.
More:Israel-Hamas war stirs free-speech battles at college campuses across US
The announcement followed a massive student protest and walkout Thursday that included an art installation in front of an administrative building.
The protests were described by the clubs as peaceful. Neither of the student groups responded to a request for comment Friday.
In a statement, the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned Columbia's decision.
“Once again, we are witnessing the suppression and silencing of pro-Palestinian voices on campus," said Afaf Nasher, the executive director of CAIR's New York chapter. "This brave, principled stance seems to bother the administration of Columbia University. We stand in solidarity with them and call on the university to stop this attack on constitutionally protected free speech."
Zachary Schermele is a breaking news and education reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach him by email at [email protected]. Follow him on X at @ZachSchermele.
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