哥伦比亚大学29日开始将无视警告、不愿离开抗议营地的挺巴勒斯坦示威学生停学,几个小时后,抗议人士凌晨列队走过曼哈顿校区,打破汉弥尔顿大楼(Hamilton Hall)窗户,接着占据了该栋建筑。
Major Escalation: Masked pro-Hamas students are currently breaking into the Hamilton Hall at Columbia University and occupying the building. pic.twitter.com/aBJSFkkbtl
— (((IsraelMatzav))) (@IsraelMatzav) April 30, 2024
NBC新闻与纽约时报报导,这起发生在30日深夜的事件,始于抗议人士在凌晨零时35分左右离开营地,在校园内游行与高呼「解放巴勒斯坦」口号。约20分钟后,他们进入汉弥尔顿大楼,数十人在入口处串起人墙高呼口号,还有人用桌椅封锁入口。这栋大楼是古典文学系与哥伦比亚学院所在地。
NBC新闻无法确认有多少人待在汉弥尔顿大楼内部,校报「哥伦比亚观察报」(Columbia Spectator)称,数十名抗议人士已占据该栋建筑,有人喊出「让我们完成他们在1968年所做的事情吧」,显然是指著名的反越战抗议活动;在该起事件中,汉弥尔顿大楼同样遭到占领。
根据报导,现场抗议人士高喊「揭露、撤资,我们不会停止、我们不会休息」,要求校方和支持以色列的企业断绝往来。有人在大楼外悬挂了写着「欣德大楼」(Hind’s Hall)的布幔,以彰显死于巴勒斯坦加萨走廊的6岁女孩欣德(Hind Rajab)。
LOVE to students who hang banner renaming Columbia’s Hamilton Hall to ‘Hind’s Hall’ – for 6-year-old Hind Rajab who was KILLED by Israel in Gaza. We still hear Hind’s voice, “come and take me, I’m afraid” 💔 “Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted” #ChooseHumanity pic.twitter.com/315sd3gqvj
— Yemi BabingtonAshaye (@yemibabington) April 30, 2024
现场影像可见到,大楼窗户还悬挂着一幅巴勒斯坦国旗,内部也有抗议人士开始设立路障,入口处还有人高喊,「关闭它!」。抗议人士表示,计划占据汉弥尔顿大楼以纪念欣德跟所有死于战争暴力的巴勒斯坦人。
The students occupying Hamilton Hall at Columbia University have unfurled a Palestinian flag out the window.
Students supporting outside erupt in cheers. pic.twitter.com/6yvXnlGqb0
— Sir Cordelia Appleby 💙 #SafeEdForAl 🇪🇭 LC (@CordeliaAppleb1) April 30, 2024
Columbia University students occupied Hamilton Hall, the historic building of the campus, in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
Columbia Üniversitesi’nde tarihi saatler. Gazzede’ceki soykırıma karşı üniversitelerinin İsrail ile ilişkilerini kesmesini isteyen öğrenciler tarihi… pic.twitter.com/lxwNmkmvxp
— Selcuk Acar (@selcukacar) April 30, 2024