On Wednesday in the area Columbia University took place Propalestine demonstration. In the event of the event, some of the protesters took the university library. When the protesters refused to leave the building, the police were called.
As you can see on the recordings, some protesters had a mask on their faces. The gathered chanted Propalestine slogans.
The Reuters agency reports that in connection with the protest The police stopped from 40 to 50 people.
“Everyone has the right to peaceful protest. But violence, vandalism or destruction of property are completely unacceptable,” she assessed New York Governor Kathy Hochul in social media.
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“One of the student organizations, responsible for the protest, reported in social media that Protection of the school attacked demonstrators, It was also admitted that some protest participants refused to show their documents with an officer, “says Reuters.
According to the rector of the university, Claire Shipman during the event Two university officers were injured. She also informed that some of the protesters She was not university students.
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He referred to the social media incident United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “We check the status of visas and vandals who took over the library of the Columbia University,” he wrote.
“Prohamas bandits are no longer welcome in our great country,” he noted.
Last year, when the scientists were held in Propalestine protests US President Donald Trump accused Columbię for anti -Semitism and lack of protection for Jewish students.
After the start of Israel's war in Gaza in 2023 A wave of protests swept through American universities. At the beginning of the year, the Trump administration announced the financing of the university's scientific research by $ 400 million, accusing the university that it did not protect Jewish students.
As PAP reminds, the demonstration took place shortly after the Commission of the House of Representatives (Lower House of American Parliament) interrogated the management of the university on the reaction to anti -Semitism in the context of recent propalentine protests. Columbia has become the focal point of these tensions and experiences the growing pressure from the US authorities.
Recently, there has also been loud about the activities of the Trump administration aimed at another famous university – Harvardwhich we wrote more about here.