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Columbia axes graduation ceremony as US colleges counter Gaza protests

Pro-Palestinian supporters tear down the wall as they retake the encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 6, 2024. [AFP]

Columbia University, the epicenter of US student protests against the war in Gaza, on Monday canceled its main graduation ceremony, as colleges seek to contain the demonstrations that have rocked campuses for weeks.

But the move has failed to stem anger over US support of Israel amid the mounting Palestinian death toll: fresh protests sprung up in the city Monday evening, including at the university gates, amid a heavy police presence.

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