NYPD Blames the Faculty and 'Outside Agitators' for NYU Unrest

PJ Media— When I was in college more than 50 years ago, liberal professors were often hardly much older than the students they were teaching. They hung around with students. They dressed like students. They talked like students. And many of them dated students.

WFIN Local News—Adams, NYPD blame ‘outside agitators’ for fueling anti-Israel protests at Columbia, NYU. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD leadership decried the "concertive organizing effort" among professional anti-Israel "agitators" at Columbia and NYU campuses. The post Adams, NYPD blame ‘outside agitators’ for fueling anti-Israel protests at Columbia, NYU first appeared on WFIN Local News.

Mother Jones—The NYPD’s “outside agitators” narrative is an excuse for force. The morning after the New York Police Department arrested pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, the city’s mayor appeared satisfied. “This is not a department that was dealing with one production at a time,” Mayor Eric Adams said, flanked by top police officials, during a press conference on Wednesday. “You have to be a well-organized professional […]

The Guardian—NYPD issues arrest figures amid ‘outside agitator’ claim at Columbia Gaza protest. New York police say about 29% of those detained ‘not affiliated’ with university as more are arrested at NYU and New SchoolNew York’s police department has declared that approximately 29% of the people it arrested at pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University were “not affiliated” with the institution, as the city’s mayor continues to face scrutiny over his claims that the hardline police response was due to the actions of “outside agitators”.The NYPD also said 60% of arrestees at City...