“From Columbia, to UCLA, to Humboldt to Cambridge, students refused to pay for genocide with our tuition dollars”.
A Palestinian member of Columbia SJP, spoke at the UN Human Rights Council regarding repression in defense of Palestinian liberation. 🧵
TO BE CLEAR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HAS CALLED THE COPS ONTO ITS OWN STUDENTS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS, ON THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN THEY LAST CALLED THE POLICE ONTO CAMPUS TO ARREST OVER 700 PROTESTING THE VIETNAM WAR & HARLEM GENTRIFICATION ON APRIL 30TH, 1968
BREAKING: The Department of Education has announced that
@Columbia
University is under federal investigation for anti-Palestinian discrimination and harassment.
@pal_legal
is representing four Palestinian students and
@ColumbiaSJP
.
Two Columbia University students, both IOF soldiers, sprayed a chemical weapon on peaceful protesters. Skunk spray is used on Palestinians in the West Bank by the Israeli occupation. It is known to cause nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
@Columbia
must take action.
BREAKING: 40+ student organizations at Columbia University announce that they are forming a coalition to make Columbia University to divest from Israeli apartheid after the university unjustly suspends SJP and JVP🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
LEAK BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: CNN got the faces of everyone arrested in one of the police buses and they’re planning on airing them. Reporters laughed when questioned about the danger this could pose to students.
#cu4palestine
it's important to still take in Palestinian joy & art. we have to share the grisly images/statistics bc the mainstream media suppresses it, but the constant carnage reinforces a dehumanizing trauma porn & savior complex narrative. reminder: Palestinian existence IS resistance.
BREAKING:
LEAKED audio of Columbia University vice president Gerry Rosberg unable to respond when asked if Palestinians are human.
He stated that this question was “intimidating”.
Acknowledging that Palestinians are human is “intimidating rhetoric” to Columbia admin.
It is unbelievable that students had to conduct their own investigation to identify the soldiers who chemically attacked them on campus & Columbia University is still silent about this hate crime. Is still not offering specific guidance or support. No surprise—They enabled this.
Stink bombs were thrown on columbia university students supporting palestine at today’s rally by z*onists. It is unclear if they are affiliated with Columbia. We are working to identify them, please DM me or
@ColumbiaSJP
if you have info.
Students at
@Columbia
doing a midnight primal scream—a Columbia tradition—outside of President Shafik’s mansion. You’d think that hospitalizing her own students would make it difficult to sleep at night. Since she’s heartless, students decided to give her a wake up call instead.
This Columbia professor been inciting violence against students of color for weeks without a single word from the university. He has said our groups are pro-terror, must be eradicated, supported the doxxing of students, and repeatedly spread false information on SJP and JVP.
“Is a student organization celebrating a lynching of an African American male free speech? I'm not asking for restrictions of free speech. I'm asking for equal treatment,” says Columbia Business School professor Shai Davidai, who grew up in Israel.
BREAKING:
LEAKED DOCUMENT from Columbia University admin detailing:
1. Discriminatory Admissions policies for the Tel Aviv Dual Degree program
2. Disproportionate financial aid given to Tel Aviv Dual Degree Students
3. Bias from the Dean of General Studies
Thread 🧵
UPDATE FROM ONE POLICE PLAZA:
- No press allowed inside Hind’s Hall, including WKCR.
- Multiple Columbia students were taken straight to the hospital due to severe injuries by NYPD.
- Students had swollen faces from being kicked repeatedly by police.
BREAKING ‼️
As of 4 AM this morning, Columbia University students have occupied the center of campus, launching our Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
We demand divestment and an end to Columbia’s complicity in genocide.
Students at
@Columbia
University have suffered potential damage to the lining of their eyes & are going to Urgent Care after Israeli soldier students sprayed them on campus with a chemical weapon. The NYPD was there only to monitor and racialize the protestors. Shame on Columbia.
Make no mistake—as disillusioned & traumatized as we are by what occurred last night, we are still winning. We have created a crisis for Columbia University AND the state because they have revealed their true colors, showcasing the inherent connection between Zionism and fascism.
AFTER LOCKING MEDICS INTO JOHN JAY, NYPD AT COLUMBIA PUSHED THREE STUDENTS DOWN THE STAIRS AND DRAGGED OUT ONE PASSED OUT STUDENT. THEY THREW ALL ITEMS DOWN THE STAIRS, ENDANGERING STUDENTS, AND PUSHED A GROUP OF FIVE THAT WERE WALKING WITHOUT RESISTING ARREST.
Every single college campus dealing with this kind of state violence NEEDS to post about it publicly and document it. It doesn’t matter if you have 2 followers or 20k followers on your SJP socials, just post it and we will do our best to boost it. This is unreal.
8 students have been hospitalized so far after a hate crime against pro-Palestinian and Palestinian students on campus two days ago. Still no word from
@Columbia
University.
NEW: I spoke with Columbia students who were chemically attacked on campus.
They've gone to the hospital. Their eyes burn, heads ache, chests hurt. They say administrators haven't reached out to them.
Students allege the perpetrators are tied to the IDF.
for students who want to build encampments, please don’t make your encampments about solidarity with Columbia.
this is about solidarity with Gaza & Palestinian Liberation over anything else. Use us as an example to escalate but we should not be the focus, it’s about Palestine.
Ten students have been hospitalized. Dozens are dealing with medical issues. The perpetrators are still on campus and have swipe card access despite
@Columbia
claiming they are banned. What will it take for
@Columbia
to protect their students?
Two Columbia University students, both IOF soldiers, sprayed a chemical weapon on peaceful protesters. Skunk spray is used on Palestinians in the West Bank by the Israeli occupation. It is known to cause nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
@Columbia
must take action.
Reports that NYPD nearly arrested the Dean of Journalism tonight after he advocated for the rights of press to film the events tonight. Columbia University has reached shockingly new lows tonight.
THIS IS THE SCENE
@COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY AND THE NYPD DID NOT WANT YOU TO SEE. THIS IS WHY THEY FORCED EVERYONE OUT. POLICE USED TASERS & TEAR GAS ON STUDENTS. YOU CAN HEAR SCREAMING AT THE END. WE STILL DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE INSIDE THE BUILDING.
PRESS RELEASE:
Columbia University Threatens Students with the National Guard After Refusing to Bargain in Good Faith.
We refuse to concede to cowardly threats and blatant intimidation by university administration. We will continue to peacefully protest.
#cu4palestine
DISCLOSE! DIVEST! WE WILL NOT STOP, WE WILL NOT REST!! ❤️🔥
Hundreds of Columbia University students are gathered for an emergency rally to protect the Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
We will continue until our demands are met. We will not be intimidated.
#cu4Palestine
@Columbia
@Columbia
under Minouche Shafik called NYPD on campus twice. Students were hospitalized and had swollen faces from being kicked by NYPD officers. Dining halls and student health are shut down. Allowing your students to be attacked in the name of “safety” is disgraceful.
ACTION ALERT:
- Columbia University admin threatens MASS SUSPENSIONS and DISCIPLINARY PROBATION (until June 2025) to Gaza Solidarity Encampment participants who don’t leave by 2 PM.
- Do not sign anything with administration.
- Show up at NOON to protect the encampment! ❤️🔥
PRESS RELEASE: Last night, Columbia University suspended six students, including a Palestinian student & two jewish students with NO due process as part of an investigation into a campus event about Palestine. These students were evicted & given 24 hours to leave their homes.
BREAKING: BDS VICTORY at Columbia University!! ❤️🔥
Columbia College Student Council has voted to boycott all companies supporting Israeli Apartheid and Genocide.
This boycott impacts over $1 million in student fees.
I am one of the only members of Congress to cosponsor the ceasefire reso since Day 1. I consistently vote NO on military budgets, including further weapons to Israeli gov. I think Netanyahu is a war criminal. AIPAC targets me.
AND I find antisemitism disgusting. Deal with it.
An SJP organizer, Maryam Alwan, smiling in the face of arrest. When you know you are on the right side of history, there is nothing to be afraid of.
@Columbia
University students refuse to back down!
“The law is clear— if universities do not cease their racist crackdowns against Palestinians and their supporters, they will risk losing federal funding” said senior
@pal_legal
attorney Radhika Sainath.
LEAKED AUDIO:
Columbia University professor Shai Davidai repeatedly berates & harasses a student talking about how they were raped by the israeli military & evicted by Columbia admin.
This professor has been reported hundreds of times & harassed dozens of students.
Dozens of students have given us testimonies of their clothes & hair having the foul smell left even after the initial burst of smells at the protest. The smell only worsens & spreads after being washed. Some students are experiencing nausea & burning eyes, even hours later.
BREAKING: Columbia University wifi and services are being surveilled to provide evidence for a house committee investigation. Students were not warned about this privacy violation.
Do not open any emails/messages you don’t recognize, use a VPN, & download signal.
why do teenage students have to be the bigger person and stay silent when there is a grown man Professor who has made it his life’s mission to harass and call us terrorists and incite violence against us without accountability like I’m actually sick of it
BREAKING NEWS: WE ARE BACK! A group of Palestinian students supported by
@Columbiabds
have established a new encampment amidst Columbia College’s alumni reunion
#Revolt4Rafah
LEAKED AUDIO:
Former Columbia University administrator ADMITS to
@Columbia
shutting down all communication about a chemical attack on campus.
Pro Palestine protestors were attacked by their fellow students, two ex Israeli military soliders. 15 students were hospitalized.
BREAKING:
@UnionSeminary
, an affiliate school of Columbia University is the *first* US institute of Higher Learning to fully divest.
Union’s Board of Trustees voted TODAY to divest from all companies profiting off the genocide in Palestine. 🧵
#cu4palestine
due to hazardous chemical exposure from skunk, one of our columbia university SJP members had to be taken away in an ambulance.
she is experiencing severe nausea, lightheadedness, tightness of the chest, & abnormal heart rate. please pray for her health & a speedy recovery. ❤️
From the report:
“Dean Rosen-Metsch has also convened meetings with GS veterans who served in the Israeli Defense Forces, directing them to counter Pro-Palestine student activities and to disrupt Pro-Palestinian advocacy on campus.”
Graduation protest from Social Work students at Columbia University. Social workers are called to challenge injustice & fight against oppression under their code of ethics. We believe in a liberated Palestine in our lifetime. 🕊️
@ColumbiaBDS
#cu4palestine
Update: this has now reached 66+ student organizations. The article isn’t updated yet; the coalition is working on a website for the full list! Stay tuned!
BREAKING: 40+ student organizations at Columbia University announce that they are forming a coalition to make Columbia University to divest from Israeli apartheid after the university unjustly suspends SJP and JVP🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
ACTION ALERT:
Sign our petition to tell Columbia University to fire Professor Shai Davidai for his appalling conduct towards students. Columbia administration has treated Shai with impunity, allowing him to bully students freely.
#FireShai
POWER TO THE PEOPLE ❤️🔥 Join us outside our encampment all night long. Bring a friend, blankets, and snacks!! Follow our telegram for updates:
#cu4palestine
Columbia University continues to capitalize on the legacy of Edward Said while siding with the same forces who firebombed his office during his time as a professor. If only he were here to see how far the student body has come: 80+ student organizations standing for Palestine.
Video of police at Columbia University pushing every single person including legal observers, medics, press, and ordinary students all the way into John Jay on the opposite side of Hind’s Hall. They do not want us to bear witness to their brutality.
SAY IT LOUD, SAY IT CLEAR, LIBERATION IS ALMOST HERE!! ❤️🔥
We stand with all Columbia University students in the encampment and with Palestine!!
#cu4palestine
LEAKED EMAIL EXCHANGE:
Columbia University Professor asks CSSW student to remove Palestine Flag from their zoom name online because it has “caused trauma reactions”.
“Geopolitical emojis” is referring to the Palestinian flag.
Minouche Shafik smiling and avoiding the camera as a Columbia University student confronts her for calling NYPD on students protesting for Palestine.
#cu4palestine
Minouche Shafik isn’t the only one to blame for bringing NYPD on campus. Look at Columbia’s trustees who have personal interests in silencing student protesters. Abigail Elbaum is on the NYPD police foundation. graphic by
@MonaChalabi
.
and
@BarnardCollege
is the one evicting students & giving them 15 min to retrieve belongings from their own dorms. Dean Grinage and Laura Rosenbury are downright villainous for leaving young women with no housing the same night many of them got out of jail.
As we shame Minouche Shafik let’s not forget these two monsters of
@BarnardCollege
who are targeting student organizers and making teenagers homeless. They’re trying to hide behind Shafik’s shame, but they are just as evil
Barnard deserves just as much shame!
#cu4palestine
@pal_legal
This comes less than 48 hours after Columbia President Shafik called in the NYPD, which violently arrested and brutalized dozens of student protestors, some with guns drawn, using sledgehammers, batons, and flash-bang explosives.
Columbia University is where Edward Said taught, a legendary Palestinian Christian academic. Said faced so much harassment that he had bulletproof glass in his office.
To have top level administration say this about Palestinians (w/ Palestinian students in the room) is appalling
Students who are still barricaded inside of John Jay by the police without access to food or the closed bathroom are wondering if occupying a University building is only allowed when the NYPD and the administration force them into it against their will….?
Students of color were terrified, many afraid to leave campus today. Many reports of physical aggression and keffiyehs being pulled off. Columbia had NYPD arrest 100+ of their own students for peaceful protesting but can’t handle this? Interesting.
zionist counterprotestors literally climbing columbia’s gates (that they claim to close for student safety) were overheard thanking cops & the cops replying you’re welcome. many members of proud boys outside today & actual christian nationalists & neo nazis.
The leaders of Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, alongside all occupiers of Hind’s Hall, are calling on Macklemore to cancel his performance of his new single “Hind’s Hall” in the UAE due to the country’s direct engagement in the ongoing genocide in Sudan.
PRESS RELEASE by
@ColumbiaBDS
about the occupation of Hamilton Hall. An autonomous group of students reclaimed the building as “Hind’s Hall” in honor of Hind Rajab, a six year old girl from Gaza. We continue to stand in solidarity with Palestinian Liberation. ❤️🔥
PRESS RELEASE:
Columbia University Concedes to Student Demands Issuing Written Assurances of Safety from State Violence. We fear that Columbia is risking a second Jackson State or Kent State massacre.
for press inquiries, email: cuadpress
@gmail
.com
#cu4palestine
ACTION ALERT: Large NYPD presence on and around Columbia University’s campus. Strategic Resource Group (SRG), unit known for violent arrests in response to “civil unrest” is present. Come to campus gates NOW and stand up for students.
From the report: “These practices suggest a serious and intentional use of general studies institutional aid where TAU Dual Degree Program students receive disproportionately higher funds than others, without the required basis of demonstrated financial need”.
Members of NYPD’s “anti terrorism unit” followed
@Columbia
students on the subway attending a peaceful protest. They got on at the 116th stop. More cops got on at each stop & stared at students wearing keffiyehs. When students transferred stations, the cops followed.
PRESS RELEASE
@ColumbiaBDS
: Columbia University illegally fabricates a “state of emergency” to mass suspend, expel, and evict hundreds of peaceful protestors by 2 PM today.
Student negotiators will host a press conference at 2:30 PM outside of Butler library with updates.
Greek Life Brownstone at Columbia University vandalized for flying a Palestinian Flag.
Multiple NYPD vans were present and no action was taken.
Individuals involved stated that “there is no place for a flag like this in America”, a clear example of Anti Palestinian Racism.
@pal_legal
“Palestinian students at Columbia deserve justice and accountability, not only for Israel’s decades-long oppression and violence against our people, but for the racism and discrimination we’ve experienced here on Columbia’s campus,” said
@maryamalwan
.
Per the report:
Columbia General Studies students with highest need (Pell grants, etc): 30-35K maximum
TAU dual degree student regardless of financial need:
50-60K on average
BREAKING: NYPD officers including the strategic resource group are entering Columbia University’s campus. They are wearing riot gear. Campus is shut down. Multiple blocks have been barricaded off.
A repeat pattern we’re seeing in NYC: Zionists aggressively targeting Arab & Muslim women and children. This video is extremely upsetting, a woman was punched & her hijab was pulled off. Zionists feel entitled to act this way bc they face no consequences.
EXTREME brutality from NYPD (officer Wang, 6706) on protestors and use of ILLEGAL chokeholds towards credentialed press at today’s Nakba Day March by
@WOLPalestine
. Officers laugh after punching people.
BREAKING NEWS: Columbia University Admin issuing a NEW WAVE OF SUSPENSIONS for anyone that tries to pick up their confiscated belongings from morningside and 115th.
Student councils have issued a workaround: please read for more info!!!
#cu4palestine
LEAKED EMAIL EXCHANGE:
Columbia University administrator sends a disciplinary notice to a Palestinian student for saying their family was bombed in Gaza.
TAKE ACTION ‼️
Email Ann Thorton & Melissa Begg for this disturbing, discriminatory behavior.
BREAKING: LEAKED PLAN from Columbia University administration for the congressional hearing tmrw. President Minouche Shafik will be testifying.
Columbia admin touts the suspension of students & brags about having NYPD on campus.
UPDATE: Excited to announce we have officially hit 80 student organizations in our coalition in just one week! Columbia students, please mobilize your organizations to join our coalition! We are showing Columbia that the students refuse to be complicit in apartheid and genocide.
BREAKING: 40+ student organizations at Columbia University announce that they are forming a coalition to make Columbia University to divest from Israeli apartheid after the university unjustly suspends SJP and JVP🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Video of arrested students at Columbia
University from the vantage point of John Jay, where students and press have been BARRICADED INTO THE BUILDING. DISCLOSE, DIVEST, WE WILL NOT STOP WE WILL NOT REST.
The fact that South Africa’s ICJ proceedings against Israel for the crime of genocide cite that “it is important to place the acts of genocide in the broader context of Israel’s conduct towards Palestinians during its 75-year-long apartheid” is groundbreaking. (1/)
NYPD is now allowing students to leave John Jay after 2.5 hours but “only in pairs of two.” They are terrified that the student body will launch another encampment on campus, which spontaneously occurred the last time they arrested pro-Palestinian students en masse.
BREAKING: NYPD ARE ARRESTING COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FOR TREPASSING!! Students are being arrested for building tents for our Gaza solidarity enclosure on Butler lawns. COME OUT ASAP!!
#cu4palestine
our community guidelines for the Gaza Solidarity Encampment!! ❤️🔥 please read before participating or engaging with our encampment. we keep us safe.
#cu4palestine
Palestinian students have dealt with immense repression and a hostile campus environment. A complainant received a conduct notice for stating her family was bombed in Gaza. Read the full complaint here:
Columbia SJP & JVP started with the undergrads. The movement has now spread to every single undergraduate & graduate school of Columbia. We hope this is a sign to repressive schools & threatening forces across the country that the more you target students, the louder they’ll get.
PRESS RELEASE:
We are frustrated by media distractions focusing on inflammatory individuals who do not represent us.
We firmly reject any form of hate or bigotry and stand against non students attempting to disrupt our solidarity.
#cu4palestine