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Pro-Palestinian students occupy Columbia University library

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Tensions flared at Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Butler Library, disrupting students preparing for final exams. The demonstrators, affiliated with Columbia University Apartheid Divest, renamed the space and demanded the university sever ties to what they termed "imperialist violence."
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