Columbia anti-Israel protesters seize Hamilton Hall following failed negotiations

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Anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University took control of a building on campus early Tuesday after defying orders to disperse from their encampment.

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.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.

The group behind the protests, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, said early on Tuesday it would remain in the building until the university agreed to its demands of “divestment, financial transparency, and amnesty.” The university’s public safety office announced early Tuesday that access to the Morningside Campus would be limited to students living in residence halls on campus and employees who provide “essential services to campus buildings, labs and residential student life.”

 

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