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Top US Universities Erupt in Protest Over Gaza Conflict

America's top universities witnessed widespread pro-Palestine protests on Tuesday, as students took over campuses across the country, furious at the ongoing Gaza conflict. Student anger with university officials and law enforcement fueled worsening tensions on several US campuses Tuesday after days of pro-Palestinian protests that have triggered ...

Columbia Students Defy Ultimatum in Face-Off With Administration

Columbia University Students defied an ultimatum set by their administration after talks over demonstrations supporting Gaza have faltered, on Monday, while in Paris, authorities cleared up student protests at Sorbonne University.  Student demonstrators at Columbia University on Monday defied an ultimatum to disperse or face immediate ...

Columbia Threatens to Expel Student Protesters Occupying Building

Columbia University said Tuesday that students occupying a campus building as part of pro-Palestinian protests face being expelled from their academic programs, the latest move in a standoff with school officials. "Students occupying the building face expulsion," Columbia's office of public affairs said in a statement, adding that the protesters ...

Police Clear UCLA Protest Encampment in Campus over Gaza

Hundreds of police cleared a sprawling protest encampment early Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles, tearing down barriers and arresting students in the latest clash on US campuses over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. Officers in riot gear ripped down a wooden barricade around the UCLA protest site and dragged tents away in ...