A violent anti-Israel protest in front of Columbia University reportedly resulted in the arrest of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, who clashed with NYPD officers and shouted anti-cop chants.
According to the New York Post, the “Do All for Palestine” demonstrations began around 3pm on Friday, and footage of demonstrators waving Palestinian flags and scuffling with police surfaced on social media in the hours that followed. rapidly spread over the top.
in one Video shared to social mediaa group of disgruntled demonstrators were seen resisting orders from officers who tried to clear the road, chanting, “NYPD, KKK, Israel Defense Forces, they’re all the same.” It was done.
The same clip shows a person being taken into police custody. As police attempted to subdue another female demonstrator, other demonstrators were shown taunting them and attempting to pull them away from the woman. One person, later identified as 31-year-old Fadi Schumann, was also seen on the footage stealing a police officer’s crested hat and fleeing with it.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in front of Columbia University in New York City on February 2, 2024. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/VIEWpress)
A DCPI spokesperson for the city confirmed to Fox News Digital that three people were arrested as a result of their actions at the protest, and 12 additional people were issued citations for disorderly conduct. Two of the three people arrested received desk citations.
Schumann was arrested and charged with grand theft, obstruction of government administration, aggravated harassment, and possession of stolen property.
Sarah El-Mirji, 34, was also arrested and charged with harassment after she “slapped the officer multiple times on the arm as he legally tried to put her back on the sidewalk,” a spokeswoman said. She said the officer was not injured.
New York City Police Department officers clash with demonstrators near Columbia University on February 2, 2024 in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
The other person arrested, Jesse Pape, 47, was charged with obstruction of public administration and disorderly conduct for “failing to comply with a lawful order to disperse.” a spokesperson said.
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Hundreds of people reportedly took part in Friday’s main protest. A small group of protesters then marched south to West 107th Street and Broadway, where additional arrests occurred.
Anti-Israel demonstrators demonstrate near Columbia University on February 2, 2024 in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
“You are violent thugs. You are criminals! You are the most violent. You are the most violent,” one demonstrator shouted at police while being detained.
“You’re right to rebel, NYPD, you should burn in hell! You’re right to rebel, NYPD, you should burn in hell!” Others could be heard singing.
An arrested protester screams as he is restrained in the back of an NYPD van during a demonstration near Columbia University in New York City on February 2, 2024. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
A woman holding up a poster of abducted Israelis and shouting the Jewish solidarity anthem “Am Yisrael Chai” was surrounded by demonstrators and had her poster torn down.
“You don’t have the courage!” the pro-Israel woman shouted just before police intervened and separated her from the other women.
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator and a counter-protester holding a hostage poster and chanting the Jewish prayer argue during a demonstration near Columbia University in New York City on February 2, 2024. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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The demonstration was held in response to claims that anti-Israel student demonstrators were sprayed with an unknown chemical while marching on a university campus last month, the newspaper reported. The incident led to the expulsion of the two alleged perpetrators from campus and a police investigation into what exactly happened.
Last month, Interim Governor Dennis A. Mitchell said the chemical incident “appears to have been a serious crime and may be a hate crime.”
