Columbia University

Columbia students drop divestment demand as new Israel program set to open

The Columbia student workers' union dropped its demand at the bargaining table Tuesday for the university to divest from Israel.

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Pro-Palestinian student protesters set up a tent encampment at Columbia University on April 24, 2024.
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Israel Securities Authority Chairman: “Regulation is stuck. The market and the public can't wait."

Sefi Zinger warned that delays in regulatory reform could come at a cost to investors and the wider public

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DEGANYA ALEF & BET: Plowing a field, 1945.

After 100 years, Israel's kibbutzim are still adapting to war, change, and an uncertain future

Israel’s kibbutzim have moved far beyond agriculture, balancing industry, private income and community life while confronting the scars of October 7.

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Brad Lander, candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, speaks to the media while standing next to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a watch party after winning the primary elections in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 23, 2026.

Takeaways from the NY primaries: Shifting Jewish power centers, Mamdani the Kingmaker and more

Mamdani, at his rally last week backing his preferred candidates, triggered backlash from Jewish corners for comparing pro-Israel lobbyists AIPAC to “monsters.”

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Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong steps aside

The departure comes after the Trump admin. canceled $400 million in federal funding for Columbia.

MARCH 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk through Columbia University in New York City, U.S., September 4, 2024.

Columbia University protester Khalil remains jailed while judge weighs case transfer

The Trump admin said it has revoked the visas of hundreds of foreign students it says took part in the pro-Palestinian protests that swept college campuses.

MARCH 28, 2025ByREUTERS
Muslim protesters pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, US, March 14, 2025.

'I understand your pain': Herzog hosts Jewish leaders on Antisemitism Awareness Week

President Herzog said: “Jewish unity is not just an idea—it is a living, breathing force. We feel it most deeply when we stand together and demand the immediate release of our hostages.

MARCH 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog, on the occasion of Antisemitism Awareness Week, hosted friends of Israel from across the world and held a panel with Jewish community heads about the realities of modern-day Jew-hatred. 

Judge rules pro-Palestinian student and permanent US resident cannot be detained

Yunseo Chung has lived in the US since she was seven, and sued the Trump administration to prevent her deportation.

MARCH 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Columbia faculty groups sue Trump administration over funding cuts, academic demands

Columbia University faculty groups sued the Trump administration over its effort to force the university to tighten rules on campus protests.

MARCH 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Students walk outside the Library of Columbia University in New York.

For the first time, an undergraduate pro-Palestinian protester is facing deportation

Yunseo Chung is suing the Trump administration after agents tried to deport her over a pro-Palestinian protest, part of a broader effort targeting non-citizen students.

MARCH 25, 2025ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
People take part in a protest outside Columbia University following the school's concessions ot the Trump administration over pro-Palestinian protests, March 24, 2025 in New York City. (Kena Betancur/VIEWpress via Getty Images)

Which pro-Palestinian campus orgs. are accused of ties with Hamas? - explainer

Campus groups once seen as activists are now facing questions over glorifying terror and ties to Hamas-linked networks.

MARCH 25, 2025ByJAMES GENN
A demonstrator wears a protective mask as protestors gather at the gates of Columbia University, in support of student protesters who barricaded themselves in Hamilton Hall, despite orders from university officials to disband or face suspension during the Israel-Hamas war, in NYC, April 30, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian student and permanent US resident sues to halt deportation

Columbia University student faces permanent exile after years of legal residency, raising concerns about free speech and immigration policy.

MARCH 25, 2025ByREUTERS
PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrators march outside the Israel Embassy in Washington, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, earlier this month. These calls demand that Israel stop attacking Hamas in Gaza but don’t mandate that Hamas stops fighting against Israel, the writer argues.

US says Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil hid UNRWA work

A March 17 document in his deportation case informed Khalil he could be removed because he failed to disclose that he was a political officer of UNRWA in 2023.

MARCH 24, 2025ByREUTERS
A demonstrator holds a placard, ahead of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, March 12, 2025.

US education secretary praises Columbia's reforms to unlock $400 million

Columbia University enacts reforms to regain $400M in federal funding after the Trump administration cited concerns over antisemitism on campus.

MARCH 23, 2025ByREUTERS
People take part in a rally held by Jewish activists for freedom and democracy and against the detention by ICE agents of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, March 20, 2025.