US : Pro-Palestinian Protests Reignite at Columbia University

Protests in solidarity with Palestine resumed at Columbia University in New York City, coinciding with the start of the fall semester. Demonstrators gathered on campus, calling for the university to sever ties with the Zionist entity due to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. The protesters demanded the cease of the Zionist military operations against the Palestinian enclave, highlighting the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine took to X to accuse the university of being complicit in what they described as genocide. The group criticized Columbia’s investments in defense contractors and weapons manufacturers, such as Lockheed Martin, which they claimed were profiting from the violence in Gaza. “We refuse to live in a world where the mass murder of Palestinians is normal, acceptable, and profitable,” the group wrote, vowing to continue their protests until the university divests from companies involved in what they called “apartheid and genocide.”

This latest wave of protests follows a broader movement that erupted across U.S. college campuses on April 17, when students were arrested during demonstrations at Columbia. The conflict in Gaza has led to the deaths of over 40,800 Palestinians, including many women and children, and left nearly 94,300 injured, according to local health authorities. The ongoing blockade has caused critical shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, leaving much of Gaza in ruins. Meanwhile, the Zionist entity faces accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which has called for a halt to military operations in the southern city of Rafah, where over 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge before the area was invaded in May.