Columbia University extends talks with Gaza war protesters, averting another confrontation

By Nick Perry and Karen Matthews, Associated PressThe pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment at Columbia University in New York, Monday, April 22, 2024.

Police first tried to clear the encampment at Columbia last week, when they arrested more than 100 protesters. But the move backfired, acting as an inspiration for other students across the country to set up similar encampments and motivating protesters at Columbia to regroup. Elsewhere, at the University of Minnesota, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar attended a protest late Tuesday, hours after nine protesters were arrested on the campus when police took down an encampment in front of the library. Hundreds had rallied in the afternoon to demand their release.Also Tuesday night, police arrested more than 200 protesters blocking traffic in Brooklyn, near the home of Sen.

Student protesters declined to identify themselves to reporters, saying they feared retribution by the university. Organizers of the protest said some students who had participated in prior protests at Michigan had been doxxed and punished. But some students passing by shouted at the protesters to remove their masks and show their faces.

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