New York - Saba:
A number of students at Columbia University in New York City held a sit-in in solidarity with their colleagues threatened with deportation for their support for Palestine.
According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), a number of students and graduates from the university chained themselves to the campus gates in a symbolic move aimed at pushing the university administration to take a firm stance to protect the rights and safety of its students, and to protest plans to deport students participating in solidarity activities with Palestine.
WAFA noted that the students called for support and protection for students affected by recent events, specifically referring to the cases of Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi, which have become symbols of their demands.
They also called for the disclosure of Columbia University's investments in companies operating with Israel, and for the campus to be made a safe haven for students, preventing local authorities from prosecuting them for their activities in defense of Palestinian rights recognized by international treaties and conventions.
He pointed out that the participants in the sit-in emphasized that their peaceful movement aimed to pressure for change, expressing their disappointment with the silence of the university administration.
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