🚨 BREAKING: Columbia Expels & Suspends Dozens of Students Over Pro-Palestine Protests at ‘Hind’s Hall’ 🚨

Columbia University has expelled, suspended, and revoked diplomas of students who occupied Hamilton Hall during last year’s pro-Palestine demonstrations. The decision, announced in a campus-wide email, comes after months of pressure from pro-Israel billionaires and the Trump administration.

🔥 Crackdown on Student Activists

The Columbia University Judicial Board (UJB) ruled on the disciplinary process this week, handing down:
🔴 Multi-year suspensions
🔴 Temporary degree revocations for graduates
🔴 Expulsions for some students

The university claims the punishments were based on the “severity of behaviors” during the April 30, 2024, building takeover. But students and activists argue this is political persecution, not discipline.

💬 “Breaking university rules has consequences”?

Faculty members on Columbia’s Task Force on Antisemitism praised the decision, while student organizers slammed it as an effort to silence pro-Palestinian voices.

“This is about appeasing donors and politicians—not justice,” said Columbia senior Maryam Alwan.

💰 Trump, Billionaires, and Political Pressure

This announcement follows:
🔹 Trump yanking $400 million in federal funding from Columbia for not doing enough to “protect Jewish students”
🔹 Pressure from pro-Israel donors like Robert Kraft and Leon Cooperman, who demanded student crackdowns
🔹 Congressional Republicans calling for expulsions over the summer

The NYPD’s violent raid on the building led to dozens of arrests, but Manhattan prosecutors later dropped most charges. Now, Columbia is imposing its own penalties.

✊ Students Fight Back

Despite the repression, student activists vow to continue their work:

“They want to make an example of us. But the movement won’t stop.” – Columbia protester

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