Hundreds of Columbia University students set up nearly 60 tents on the campus’ main lawn to demand the university divest from Israel – just as Columbia President Minouche Shafik testifies Wednesday before Congress about antisemitism at the Ivy League school. The Gaza Solidarity Encampment first sprung up on the lawn in front of Butler Library before 5 a.m., the Columbia University Spectator reported. The demonstrations organized by the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group vowed to remain on the grass until university officials agreed to divest from Israeli interests. Many of the tents in the encampment were adorned with handmade signs,...
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