Columbia University has suspended far-left groups Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as official student groups until the end of the fall semester, it announced Friday, saying they violated university policy.
The university said it made the decision after the group “repeatedly violated University policies related to holding campus events, culminating in an unauthorized event Thursday evening that continued despite warnings and included threatening rhetoric and threats.”
Gerald Rosberg, the University’s Senior Executive Vice President, issued a statement explaining the decision.
“The suspension means that the two groups are not eligible to hold events on campus or receive University funding. Revoking the suspension depends on both groups demonstrating a commitment to complying with University policy and engaging in consultation at the group leadership level with University officials,” he wrote.
“Like all student groups, SJP and JVP are required to comply with University policies and procedures. This ensures the safety of our community and the University’s core activities can run without interruption. During a particularly charged time on our campus, we are deeply committed to providing spaces for student groups to participate in debate, advocacy and protest. This depends on community members following the rules and cooperating with University administrators who have a duty to ensure the safety of everyone in our community.”
On Thursday, anti-Israel groups organized walkouts including demands that the university call Israel’s actions against Gaza in retaliation for the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack “genocide.”
It also includes a “dead-end” demonstration.
Columbia University suspended the far-left groups Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as official student groups until the end of the fall semester. Getty Images The university said it made the decision after the group “repeatedly violated University policies related to holding campus events” including, “threatening rhetoric and intimidation.”REUTERS On Thursday, anti-Israel groups organized walkouts including demands that the university call out Israel’s actions against Gaza in retaliation for the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack as “massacre.”REUTERS
“The university’s event policy generally requires groups to apply for a permit at least 10 days in advance of any demonstration or protest to hold an event on school grounds,” the Columbia Spectator reported.
The Columbia chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine celebrated the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7. which killed 1,400, including civilians, women and children, called it “an unprecedented historic moment for the Palestinians in Gaza.”
It added to critics of violence that “nothing else is working” so the bloodshed will continue because of the situation.
Like many other elite institutions, Columbia’s response to the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas has been under the microscope.
A professor has gone viral for criticizing the school’s response to instances of campus antisemitism.
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