New York police arrested more than 100 anti-Israel demonstrators at Columbia University this week as the Ivy League president testified before a House committee about campus responses to anti-Semitism.
Police arrested a demonstrator on suspicion of trespassing. They were reportedly detained without any resistance.around CNN:
Columbia University President Nemat “Minoush” Shafik travels to Washington, D.C., to testify before the House Education Committee as protesters, including students, faculty and staff, gather in upper Manhattan early Wednesday morning and set up tents and signs. did.
Later that afternoon, competing rallies of pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups expanded.
CNN affiliate WCBS reported that several people waving Palestinian flags got into a verbal confrontation with police officers who began barricading protesters. WCBS video showed pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashing with police and some lighting small fires. A woman was seen being led away in handcuffs.
After closing the gates, Columbia University only allowed protesters with Columbia IDs to enter the campus. President Shafiq sent a letter to NYPD officials on Thursday, urging the department to remove the trespassers.
“The actions of these individuals violate university rules and policies,” the president wrote. “The university issued multiple notices and warnings, informing camp participants that they must disperse or face immediate disciplinary action.”
Shafik directed the NYPD to disperse the protesters “out of great concern for the safety of the Columbia University campus.”
“I have taken this unusual step because this is an unusual situation,” Shafiq wrote. “The individuals who set up the encampment violated a long list of rules and policies.”
Ira Hirschi attends the Teen Vogue Summit & Block Party held at Goya Studios on December 4, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), was among those arrested Thursday and she is reportedly scheduled to be processed.
“I am an organizer of CU Apartheid Divest.” @ColumbiaSJPin my 3 years @Barnard College, I “I have never received a single reprimand or disciplinary warning. I received notification that I was one of three students suspended for solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide. I was there,” Hirschi told X.
“We in the Gaza Solidarity encampment will not be threatened,” she added. “We will remain steadfast until our demands are met. Our demands include divestment from companies complicit in genocide, transparency in @Columbia’s investments, and in the face of repression. Includes full amnesty for all students.”
those of us in Gaza Solidarity Encampment will not be intimidated. we will stand resolute until our demands are met.
our demands include divestment from companies complicit in genocide, transparency of @Columbia’s investments and FULL amnesty for all students facing repression
— isra hirsi (@israhirsi) April 18, 2024
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