Columbia president says university 'will not divest from Israel'

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Columbia President Minouche Shafik said the university 'will not divest from Israel' in a statement made Monday morning.

Columbia President Minouche Shafik said the university 'will not divest from Israel' in a statement made Monday morning, as pro-Palestinian supporters continue to stay in encampments on the Ivy League school campus.

Student negotiators representing the Columbia encampment said that after meeting with administrators for 11 hours Thursday and another hour Friday, the university had not met their primary demand for divestment, although they had made progress on a push for more transparent financial disclosures.On Thursday, Jewish students at the university raised their voices and placed Israeli flags on a separate lawn from the encampment.

 

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