Mamadou Taal, a Ph.D. student in Africana Studies, was suspended Monday by the university after he took part in a protest against a career fair attended by defense contractors L3Harris and Boeing last week. Taal is studying at Cornell on an F-1 student visa, which can be terminated by a suspension.

"They want to make an example out of me," says Momodou Taal, a U.K. citizen who believes he was singled out for disciplinary action

A man has been arrested over chants allegedly supporting Hamas during a protest in north London on Friday. The 27-year-old was arrested on Friday after a video circulated online showing a man allegedly shouting through a megaphone at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Swiss Cottage.

Momodou Taal, who is attending the university with a F-1 visa, was suspended after a September 18 protest under a new policy seeking to quash Gaza solidarity actions.

The UGA students say they've been evicted from student housing, kicked out of leadership positions, and forced to fail or drop classes after they were arrested during pro-Palestine protests on campus.

"They want to make an example, a loud example, so it will scare other students not to be involved in pro-Palestinian organizing," Momodou Taal told Newsweek.

Cornell University appears to be softening its position concerning an international student who allegedly caused such a fracas at an anti-Israel protest that he was suspended and told he would have to leave the country.