2026年8月12日 4:40 UTC / 路透社
作者：卡尼什卡·辛格
2025年4月12日拍摄的美国纽约市哥伦比亚大学校园主景。路透社/凯特琳·奥克斯 授权转载
华盛顿8月11日电（路透社）——据纽约提交的一份法庭文件显示，一批现任和前任巴勒斯坦学生及教职员工已起诉哥伦比亚大学，指控该校自2023年末以来对其巴勒斯坦群体存在歧视性待遇。
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- 诉讼称，该校未能保护巴勒斯坦成员免受骚扰，并通过所谓“不公平且带有偏见的纪律听证会”对他们进行针对性打击。
- 哥伦比亚大学此前曾否认存在歧视行为，并谴责仇恨言论。当地媒体报道称，该校拒绝就未决诉讼置评。路透社置评请求未获回应。
- 2023年10月巴勒斯坦哈马斯发动致命袭击后，以色列对加沙展开军事行动，此后哥伦比亚大学校园内及全美各地爆发抗议活动。
- 抗议者要求美国停止对其盟友的支持，并呼吁各大学撤回对支持以色列的企业的投资。
- 2025年5月，哥伦比亚大学以参与亲巴勒斯坦示威活动、封锁该校主图书馆为由，暂停了65余名学生的学籍。
- 此次示威活动发生之际，该校正与唐纳德·特朗普总统的政府进行谈判。此前该政府以哥伦比亚大学在亲巴勒斯坦抗议活动中容忍反犹太主义为由，削减了其联邦拨款。
- 包括一些犹太团体在内的抗议者表示，反对以色列对加沙的军事行动及其对巴勒斯坦领土的占领并非反犹太主义，倡导巴勒斯坦权利不应与支持极端主义混为一谈。
- 去年7月，哥伦比亚大学同意向美国政府支付逾2亿美元，以了结联邦调查，并恢复大部分联邦拨款。
- 言论自由团体谴责哥伦比亚大学镇压抗议活动，期间学生面临逮捕、停学、开除以及学位撤销等处罚。
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Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University alleging discrimination
August 12, 2026 4:40 AM UTC / Reuters
By Kanishka Singh
A view of the main campus of Columbia University, in New York City, New York, U.S., April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs Purchase Licensing Rights
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, alleging discriminatory treatment by the school against its Palestinian community since late 2023, according to a court filing in New York.
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- The lawsuit said the university failed to protect its Palestinian members from harassment and targeted them through what it cast as “unfair and biased disciplinary hearings.”
- Columbia has previously denied being discriminatory and has condemned hate. Local media reported that it declined to comment on pending litigation. It did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
- Protests took place at Columbia and around the U.S. after the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza following a deadly Palestinian Hamas attack in October 2023.
- Protesters demanded an end to U.S. support for its ally and called for the divestment of funds by universities from companies supporting Israel.
- In May 2025, Columbia suspended more than 65 students for their role in shutting down the university’s main library in a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
- That demonstration came as the university was negotiating with President Donald Trump’s administration, which had cut its federal funding after accusing the university of tolerating antisemitism during pro-Palestinian protests.
- Protesters, including some Jewish groups, say opposing Israel’s assault on Gaza and its occupation of Palestinian territories is not antisemitic and advocacy for Palestinian rights should not be conflated with supporting extremism.
- Columbia agreed to pay over $200 million to the U.S. government to resolve federal probes and restore most of the federal funding in July last year.
- Free speech groups condemned Columbia’s protest crackdown in which students faced arrests, suspensions, expulsions and degree revocations.
Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; additional reporting by Luc Cohen; Editing by Sonali Paul
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