NYPD cops descend on NYU anti-Israel protest and start arresting dozens of students and faculty members who set up ‘Gaza Solidarity’ camp to join with Columbia University rally
The NYPD arrested dozens of NYU students and faculty members who have been protesting demanding the university divests from any Israel-related holdings at a ‘Gaza Solidarity; encampment.
Officers clad in riot gear used zip ties to detain protesters, marching them onto police buses after warnings to leave the area were ignored.
The protest, involving hundreds, began at 6am with a group setting up tents at NYU’s Gould Plaza.
The numbers grew throughout Monday with hundreds of anti-Israel activists gathered by nightfall.
It culminated in clashes with law enforcement over the university’s investment policies.
Pro Palestinian students and faculty members of NYU occupy a plaza on campus and declare it a Gaza solidarity encampment on Monday
The Palestinian flag could be seen flying in the wind alongside those of NYU
Those protesting included both students an members of the the faculty
In a statement on Instagram on Monday, New York University officials warned protesters to clear the plaza by 4pm or face consequences.
Mass arrests began around 8:30pm.
The protests have pitted students against one another, with pro-Palestinian students demanding that their schools condemn Israel’s assault on Gaza and divest from companies that sell weapons to Israel.
Some Jewish students, meanwhile, say much of the criticism of Israel has veered into antisemitism and made them feel unsafe, and they point out that Hamas is still holding hostages taken during the group’s October 7 invasion.
The protestors called for New York University to divest from Israel
The protest began as early as 6am but by nightfall there were hundreds involved
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