300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia & CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments
300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia & CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments
New York police in full riot gear stormed Columbia University and the City College of New York Tuesday night, arresting over 300 students to break up Gaza solidarity encampments on the two campuses. The police raid began at the request of Columbia President Minouche Shafik, who has also asked the po...
“There is a large anti-Zionist Jewish voice on campus, and it’s also important to recognize the difference between anti-Zionism and antisemitism.”
These are my NY Jews, out there doing the right thing! I really hope they get sealed records.
They're just looking for justice, and maybe a little nosh.
We also speak with two Columbia University students who witnessed the police crackdown. “*When the police arrived, they were extremely efficient in removing all eyewitnesses, including legal observers,” *says journalism student Gillian Goodman, who has been covering the protests for weeks and who says she and others slept on campus in order to be able to continue coverage and avoid being locked out.
Amazing how the cops always do that
You can protest against a regime that killed a couple thousand people
but you can't protest against a regime that kills tens of thousands of people
Protest imitates life