Columbia extends deadline to end Gaza war protest by 48 hours: All to know

Columbia University has twice extended a deadline for students protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza to clear their campus encampments, citing progress in negotiations with them aimed at diffusing a tense standoff that has spread across US universities.

“We are making important progress with representatives of the student encampment on the West lawn,” Columbia said in a statement released just after 3am (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday. -- More...

These are the numbskulls the "Ivy League" schools are knuckling under to. pic.twitter.com/L4BehdAoYW

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Oli London-- Columbia students participate in wacky ‘Earth Day’ cult-like dance whilst covered in STRING.

The students wore medical masks and Palestinian headscarves whilst covering themselves in red string.