05/01/2024

NYPD Clears Pro-Palestinian Protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall

The protesters had seized the building more than 20 hours earlier

Carrying zip ties and riot shields, police officers stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people.

The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war spread on college campuses nationwide.

A statement released by a Columbia spokesperson said officers entered the campus after the university requested help. A tent encampment on the school's grounds began nearly two weeks ago to protest the Israel-Hamas war.

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