Columbia gives 7-word update on negotiations as university crosses deadline to clear anti-Israel protest [Video]

Columbia University officials continue to negotiate with anti-Israel demonstrators who have set up an encampment in the heart of campus despite crossing a deadline for the protesters to do so. The university gave an update on the “ongoing discussions” late Thursday evening.

On Tuesday, the university notified the agitators of a midnight deadline to reach an agreement to clear out of the encampment, pack up their tents and go home. Hours later, the university said it would give the students an additional 48 hours for negotiations. That deadline, too, came and went, but the university said there had been “progress” in the talks.

“We have our demands; they have theirs,” Columbia said in an update which was posted just after 11 p.m. on Thursday.

In the update, the university said it would not invite the NYPD to the campus to clear the protest.

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“The talks …