An NBC News reporter saw windows had been smashed and dozens of protesters entered the building. “This building is now being liberated,” someone in the crowd was heard to say.
The official said that in an effort to show flexibility in the talks, Israel had agreed to allow larger numbers of Palestinian civilians to return to northern Gaza than previously countenanced. The question of civilians going back to the north has been a key sticking point in the talks. There were two Palestinian intifadas — in 1987, and between 2000 and 2005 — which saw widespread civil disobedience and violence that was met with a strong Israeli military response.But the phrase has since become part of the lexicon of pro-Palestinian protesters across the world, sometimes written or chanted as"Globalize the Intifada."
"Campuses serve as a stage and forum for not just students, but for members of the community who want their voice to be heard. We honor all voices, but the right to speech on our campus must occur within the confines of state law and campus policies," Keith Squires, the university’s chief safety officer said in the statement.Student protesters at Columbia University use a variety of items to block doorways inside Hamilton Hall in the early hours of this morning.
The statement addressed Columbia's administrators and trustees and referenced deadly crackdowns on anti-Vietnam war rallies, warning them not to"incite another Kent or Jackson State by bringing soldiers and police officers with weapons onto our campus: Students' blood will be on your hands.
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