Almost a dozen students have been suspended for a year from New York University (NYU) for participating in non-violent, anti-war protests for Gaza last month, a pro-Palestine group of staff members there have said.
NYU Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (NYUFSJP) wrote in a press release that the notices went out on Wednesday, suspending 11 students until January 2026.
The group called it “a draconian case of collective punishment”.
“Those suspended thus far include students who participated in a sit-in in front of the administration offices on the 12th floor of Bobst Library and those who simply sat in the lobby of the library in solidarity. The sit-in was to demand a meeting with administration officials regarding disclosure of and divestment from institutional investments in Israel,” the statement read.