Columbia University suspends two pro-Palestinian student groups amid turmoil over Israel-Hamas war

NEW YORK — Columbia University is barring two pro-Palestinian student groups from holding campus activities for the remainder of the fall semester, college officials announced Friday. Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace will lose university funding and the eligibility to hold events on campus. The student groups will need to demonstrate a “commitment to compliance with university policies” and meet with college officials to lift the suspension at the end of the term, which finishes Dec. 22. “This decision was made after the two groups repeatedly violated University pol...