Police arrest Columbia University students protesting Israel’s war on Gaza
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Students set up encampments to demand Columbia divest from Israel while those at USC gathered in support of Asna TabassumTensions on Columbia University’s campus continued to rise on Thursday as the New York police department began breaking up student protests over Israel’s war on Gaza, at the direction of the school’s president, and arrests were made.Hundreds of students pitched tents and began camping out in the center of the famous central campus from early morning on Wednesday in protest,...
KEYT—Police clash with students and make arrests at Texas university as Gaza war campus protests grow. By JIM VERTUNO, ACACIA CORONADO and NICK PERRY Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police bulldozed into student protesters at a Texas university Wednesday, arresting over a dozen people including a local news photographer, while new student encampments sprouted at Harvard and other colleges in part of a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests. As universities
www.khaama.com—Columbia University suspends students protesting Israeli war in Gaza. Columbia University has announced the suspension of students who support Palestine and protest against the Israeli war in Gaza. Columbia University officials stated that these students refrained from dismantling their protest tents in the university’s New York campus plaza. Following this, Columbia University decided to suspend the students from their studies, as negotiations with protest […]
The Guardian—Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest. NYPD officers move on to campus on Tuesday evening to clear out Hamilton Hall building taken over by protestersUS campus protests – live updatesDozens of students have been arrested after hundreds of New York City police officers entered Columbia University on Tuesday night to clear out an academic building that had been taken over as part of a pro-Palestinian protest.Live video images showed police in riot gear marching on the campus in upper Manhattan, the focal point of nationwide student...