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Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in police

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Pro-Palestinian activists from Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) occupied the Butler Library on Columbia University's campus for several hours. The occupation began with masked protesters storming into the second-floor reading room around 3 pm, chanting slogans and beating drums. The protesters refused to disperse despite repeated requests from public safety officers. Two officers were injured in the chaotic scenes that ensued. The protesters also defaced furniture and framed portraits, unfurling Palestinian flags in the process. The occupation lasted for several hours, with NYPD eventually arresting "multiple individuals" who refused to leave. The protest was aimed at highlighting the university's alleged links to Israel and its profiting from "imperialist violence."

  1. US
    Claire Shipman
    Columbia University
    1. Requesting the presence of the NYPD is not the outcome we wanted, but it was absolutely necessary to secure the safety of our community.
    2. Columbia strongly condemns violence on our campus, antisemitism and all forms of hate and discrimination, some of which we witnessed today.
    3. Disruptions to our academic activities will not be tolerated and are violations of our rules and policies; this is especially unacceptable while our students study and prepare for final exams.
    4. Requesting the presence of the NYPD is not the outcome we wanted, but it was absolutely necessary to secure the safety of our community.
  2. US
    Kathy Hochul
    Democratic Party
    1. Everyone has the right to peacefully protest. But violence, vandalism or destruction of property are completely unacceptable.
  3. US
    Marco Rubio
    Republican Party
    1. Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation.
    2. We are reviewing the visa status of the trespassers and vandals who took over Columbia University's library.
  4. US
    Columbia University Apartheid Divest
    1. Over 100 people have just flooded Butler Library and renamed it the Basel Al-Araj Popular University.
    2. We have nothing to lose but our chains!
    3. The flood shows that as long as Columbia funds and profits from imperialist violence, the people will continue to disrupt Columbia's profits and legitimacy. Repression breeds resistance – if Columbia escalates repression, the people will continue to escalate disruptions on this campus.

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  1. Ben and Jerry's Co-Founder Detained for Participating in Senate Protest Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  2. US Releases Palestinian Student From Custody After Citizenship Interview Detention
  3. US Immigration Authorities Block Palestinian Activist from Attending Son's Birth

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.1010 WINS
  5. 5.Columbia Daily Spectator
  6. 6.Guardian
  7. 7.NBC News
  8. 8.New York Post
  9. 9.New York Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US under Donald Trump
  2. 2.Israel-Palestine Conflict
  3. 3.Protests
  4. 4.Freedom of Speech
  5. 5.Antisemitism

countries

  1. 1.IsraelIL
  2. 2.Palestine, State ofPS
  3. 3.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Columbia UniversityUS
  2. 2.New York Police DepartmentUS
  3. 3.Columbia University Apartheid DivestUS
  4. 4.HamasPS
  5. 5.Substack

persons

  1. 1.Claire ShipmanUS
  2. 2.Eric AdamsUS
  3. 3.Kathy HochulUS
  4. 4.Marco RubioUS
  5. 5.Tarek Bazrouk
  6. 6.Donald TrumpUS

technicals

  1. 1.Basel Al-Araj Popular University
  2. 2.Butler Library
  3. 3.Judaism