Protests on prestigious US college campuses like Yale, New York University, and Columbia University have intensified amid the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These demonstrations have prompted significant police intervention and drastic administrative measures, including the cancellation of in-person classes at Columbia, as institutions grapple with escalating campus unrest. At Columbia, tensions reached a peak with the establishment of a "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on campus, leading to over a hundred arrests after protesters refused to dismantle their setup. Several students at Columbia and its sister school, Barnard College, said they were suspended for taking part in last week’s protests, including Barnard student Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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