内容摘要：. Mahdawi was among the first to win release from custody after challenging his arrest.

. Mahdawi was among the first to win release from custody after challenging his arrest.

Mahdawi said instead of being a “beacon of hope,” the university is inciting violence against students.“Columbia University is participating in the destruction of the democratic system,” Mahdawi said in the interview. “They are supporting the initiatives and the agenda of the Trump administration, and they are punishing and torturing their students.”

Mohsen Mahdawi, center, speaks during a press conference announcing the launch of the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund in the Cedar Creek Reception Room at the Vermont State House on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Alex Driehaus)Mohsen Mahdawi, center, speaks during a press conference announcing the launch of the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund in the Cedar Creek Reception Room at the Vermont State House on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Alex Driehaus)A spokesperson for Columbia University, which in March

sweeping policy changes related to protests following Trump administrationto revoke its federal funding, declined to comment Thursday beyond the response of the school’s acting president to Wednesday’s protests.

The acting president, Claire Shipman, said the protesters who had holed up inside a library reading room were asked repeatedly to show identification and to leave, but they refused. The school then asked police in “to assist in securing the building and the safety of our community,” she said in

Wednesday evening, calling the protest actions “outrageous” and a disruption to students for final exams.“I have the feeling they’re listening to no one. I fully understand they have pressure, and Hamas, and they still have hostages. But we have to be around to table to see how we can find solutions,” Bettel told reporters.

“We need to find a solution on that and not to give the impression to the Palestinians that at the end of the day, they won’t exist anymore, neither as a country nor as population,” he said.Bettel and his EU counterparts are expected to discuss the Dutch initiative on Thursday, but it’s unclear whether the 27-nation bloc will take a stand. Last year,

tried to press their EU partners to examine whether Israel has broken the rules.The EU is deeply divided over how to respond to the conflict, and it holds little leverage over Israel. Austria, Germany and Hungary have tended to back the Israeli government, while Ireland and Spain have been more vocal in their support for the Palestinians.