'We've never seen this before': Columbia police operation after pro-Palestinian occupation – 100 arrested

New York City police officers carried out a massive police operation storming the Columbia University campus on Tuesday night to remove students who had illegally occupied an academic building and to arrest anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters after the university finally gave them the “green light” to attempt. Hundreds of police rushed through the gates of the university's Morningside Heights shortly after 9 p.m., with the ultimate goal of approaching historic Hamilton Hall, the building occupied by pro-Palestinians in a dramatic escalation of protests that have plagued the campus for weeks. But when dozens of police officers arrived at the building, they were prevented from entering by the front doors blocked by a crowd of people. Several protesters appeared unperturbed standing in the doorway opposite the police task force, with only a pane of glass between them, as their comrades on the streets shouted “Pigs” at the officers. Then, the police station of Nea […]
Source: News Beast

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