Colum­bia starts sus­pend­ing stu­dents defy­ing order to vacate protest encamp­ment

Colum­bia Uni­ver­si­ty offi­cials have begun to sus­pend stu­dents who are refus­ing to com­ply with its order to dis­perse anti-Israel encamp­ment protests on cam­pus.
The pro-Pales­tin­ian pro­test­ers have demand­ed the uni­ver­si­ty divest from Israel, some­thing offi­cials have reject­ed after nego­ti­a­tions with the stu­dent pro­test­ers. The protests have gar­nered nation­al head­lines over reports of hos­tile behav­ior toward Jew­ish stu­dents from some assem­bled pro­test­ers. Offi­cials at the uni­ver­si­ty gave stu­dents a 2 p.m. Mon­day dead­line to dis­perse, and they have begun sus­pend­ing those who do not com­ply.

Stu­dent pro­test­ers march around their encamp­ment on the Colum­bia Uni­ver­si­ty cam­pus, Mon­day, Apr …