Suspension of most Columbia students disciplined over Gaza protests is removed

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Suspension of most Columbia students disciplined over Gaza protests is removed

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most students at Columbia University who faced disciplinary action, suspension or arrest for participating in pro-************ protests opposing *******’s war in Gaza and calling for an end to U.S. military support to its ally, will soon return to campus, information shared by the institute showed.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

The ******* States has seen months of protests, including at Columbia and many educational institutions. Columbia’s handling of those protests led to the resignation of its president, Minouche Shafik, last week.

Pro-************ protesters at Columbia had set up dozens of tents in April and demanded the university sell its ******** assets. The university administration called on police to clear the encampments, a step condemned by rights groups.

BY THE NUMBERS

From the 40 students arrested or disciplined when the university called upon police to the campus on April 18, only two remain suspended, according to information released by a ***********-led U.S. congressional panel.

The panel probing allegations of antisemitism on campus asked for this information from the university and was critical of Columbia by saying its actions were insufficient.

From the over 80 students arrested between April 29 and May 1, only five now face interim suspension without access to the campus, the information released on Monday showed.

CONTEXT

Protests in some universities saw occasional ********* while police made arrests on campuses to clear encampments.

Dozens of protesters were arrested inside Columbia’s famous Hamilton Hall that demonstrators occupied, with medical records showing some suffered serious injuries.

The information shared by the university showed dozens of disciplinary cases are ongoing. Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a group behind the protests, said those students could still face disciplinary action.

Information released on Monday showed Columbia did not charge any protesting students with hate speech.

The latest bloodshed in the decades-old ********-************ conflict was triggered on Oct. 7 when ************ Islamist group ****** attacked *******, ******** 1,200 people, according to ******** tallies. *******’s subsequent military ******** on ******-governed Gaza has caused a humanitarian crisis and ******* over 40,000 people, the ******-run health ministry says.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Stephen Coates)

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