50 Arrested in Police Dispersal of Pro-Palestine Protest at Columbia University

a police officernew york cityVisit the areaColumbia Universityon Tuesday night (April 30) to arrest and disperse the protest.Pro-Palestine activists who occupied the university building almost 24 hours earlier. Including the seizure of tents where students lived at Columbia University for almost two weeks.

Live television footage showed uniformed police wearing body armor. Enter Columbia University’s Manhattan campus.

“We’re clearing the area,” shouted the police as they walked towards the entrance to Hamilton Hall.

This building is a place for student groupscomplaintattacked and occupied the area on Tuesday morning. with students breaking windows and broke into the building, displaying a “Hall of Hind” sign, as a symbolic tribute to the 6-year-old Palestinian boy who was killed in Gaza by Israeli forces.

To break up the gathering the police went up and climbed into the building through the second floor window of the building. By using a vehicle with an auxiliary ladder.

Dozens of officers surrounded the nearby camp as well. Meanwhile, students stood outside the university watching and shouting, “Shame on me!” Police officers were soon seen leading around 50 handcuffed protesters with their hands behind their backs to a police vehicle outside the university.

As protesters outside Hamilton chanted “Free Palestine!” and some shouting “Free Palestine!” “Let the students go!”

Mayor Eric Adams A press conference before the police took control of the area said: Hamilton Hall was intended to receive “External Agitators” from the university that is not affiliated with Columbia University

with Adams stating that Some of the protesting students were not aware of the outside activists among them.

“We can’t. and will not allow peaceful demonstrations to turn into needless violent scenes. We cannot wait for the situation to worsen. This has to end now,” Adams said.

Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian scholarship student One of the protest leaders Controversy that Mr. Adams has that Outside he meant “a student“

Last Tuesday Columbia University officials threatened students who protested and broke into Hamilton Hall. He may be suspended from school and may not be able to graduate successfully this semester After negotiations between campaign leaders and university officials suffered a failure

reference: Reuters