Ten days after a pro-Palestinian encampment popped up at Columbia University, students say they’re in a stalemate with school leadership.

“Our main demand, which is divestment from the Israeli occupation, there’s an impasse,” said one student protester.

Protesters say they refuse to remove the encampment until Columbia cuts financial ties with Israel and divests from companies they say are profiting from the conflict.

“It’s very important to understand that we are here for Gaza and we are here for the genocide that is ongoing on the Palestinian people that [are] ongoing across the entire historic Palestine, and that the only reason this encampment exist is for them. Until they are free,” said another student protester who didn’t want to provide their name out of fear of retaliation.

While appearing on WABC Radio Friday, Mayor Eric Adams said there are currently no plans to use the NYPD or National Guard to clear the encampment.

“We thought that they were in a place where they wanted us to come in and clean up those camps. They made the determination that they don’t want us to come in right now. We cannot break the law to carry out the law,” Adams said.

Outside Columbia, pro-Israel protesters staged a second demonstration in less than 24 hours, calling for the release of 133 hostages still in captivity in Gaza.

“The end of all suffering, innocent suffering, doesn’t matter which side you’re on — if you’re pro-Palestinian, if you’re pro-Israel. If you’re pro-human, the start and end of the suffering begins and ends with the release of 133 innocent human lives that were paused on October 7 through a brutal terrorist attack,” said Leat Corrine Unger, a Columbia alumna, who felt compelled to protest on behalf of her cousin, who she says is one of the hostages.

Meanwhile, Columbia University’s senate has voted to approve a resolution, calling for an investigation into the school’s leadership.

Members accused the administration of violating protocols, undermining academic freedom and breaching the due process rights of both students and professors.

Columbia’s graduation ceremony is set to occur on campus on May 15. It’s unclear if this encampment will impact that and if a resolution will be reached beforehand.