Anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University in New York City took control of one of the buildings on campus early Tuesday morning after defying orders to disperse from their encampment on campus.
University officials gave protesters a 2 p.m. Monday deadline to leave the encampment after talks between the administration and protesters broke down, with the school claiming Monday evening that it had begun to hand down suspensions to disobedient students. Nearly 12 hours after the deadline, protesters stormed and took over Hamilton Hall on campus.
Students with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment block the entrance of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after taking it over on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. (Marco Postigo Storel via AP)
The group behind the protests, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, said early on Tuesday it would remain in the building until the university
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