BREAKING: For nearly 24 hours, students have occupied space on the Columbia University lawn in New York City, creating a liberat

BREAKING: For nearly 24 hours, students have occupied space on the Columbia University lawn in New York City, creating a liberated zone in support of Palestine titled the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.“ Three simultaneous protests (two solidarity protests) are taking place now following the beginning of the occupation that began at 4 AM yesterday, standing against genocide and demanding their university divest from the zionist entity. The encampment will not stop until the demands are met: divestment of all Columbia finances from companies and institutions that profit from genocide or occupation and transparency on financial investments. The University gave the students until 9PM to evacuate. Currently, at 2AM, 400 students are still occupying the lawn, with a large number of police officers waiting to move in. A number of protestors have been arrested so far. In January, a number of pro-Palestinian Columbia students were sprayed with an unknown chemical substance by former IOF soldi... Source: Resistance News Network