Protests in solidarity with Palestine resumed Tuesday at Columbia University in New York City on the first day of the fall semester. Demonstrators are demanding the university sever ties with Israel because of the conflict in the Gaza Strip and for Tel Aviv to halt its attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine accused the university of being complicit in genocide due to its investments in weapons manufacturers and defense contractors fueling the conflict.
Pro-Palestine student protests erupted on US campuses following the ongoing brutal offensive on Gaza. The situation has led to thousands of Palestinian deaths and injuries, as well as severe shortages of essential resources in the region.
The protests at Columbia University are just the beginning, with the group vowing to continue until the university divests from apartheid and genocide.
