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  Colleges around the US implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, including an ultimatum from Columbia University for students to sign a form and leave the encampment by the afternoon or face suspension. Columbia activists defied the 2 p.m. deadline with chants, clapping and drumming from the […]

Protest leaders are demanding that Columbia divest from companies with ties to Israel, disclose investments, end its partnership with Tel Aviv University and grant amnesty to those who faced disciplinary action over protests. President Shafik: 'We are consulting with a broader group in our community to explore internal options to end this crisis'

The election comes as the Columbia campus experiences an overwhelming wave of anti-Israel protests and student encampments.

A lawsuit by Palestine Legal demands Columbia reverse students' suspensions, drop charges against them, expunge their records, and offer to pay for their psychotherapy.

A woman in a Keffiyeh shouted at a pro-Israel activist, "We are Hamas," outside Columbia on Wednesday. "We're all Hamas," she said at the counter-protesters that had rallied outside the university.