Police Evict Pro-Palestine Protesters from Columbia University, Dozens Arrested
Police entered Columbia University in New York City and began evicting a building barricaded by pro-Palestinian student protesters.
Dozens of officers in helmets climbed up to the second story of Hamilton Hall using a laddered truck and made arrests.
The students had vowed to resist any eviction and were protesting the high death toll from Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have caused unrest on over 40 US university campuses, leading to hundreds of arrests of students and activists.
Some protesters have vowed to continue their actions despite suspensions and expulsion threats.
A Palestinian protester wearing a keffiyeh headscarf expressed their determination to stay and draw inspiration from those in Gaza who have held their ground under difficult conditions.
This is the most extensive and prolonged campus unrest in the US since the Vietnam war protests of the 1960s and 70s.
Protesters were hoisting supplies to the second floor of Hamilton Hall during a protest, signaling the students were preparing to stay.
The White House criticized the seizure of the building, calling it "absolutely the wrong approach" and not an example of peaceful protest.
The students had vowed to resist any eviction and were protesting the high death toll from Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have caused unrest on over 40 US university campuses, leading to hundreds of arrests of students and activists.
Some protesters have vowed to continue their actions despite suspensions and expulsion threats.
A Palestinian protester wearing a keffiyeh headscarf expressed their determination to stay and draw inspiration from those in Gaza who have held their ground under difficult conditions.
This is the most extensive and prolonged campus unrest in the US since the Vietnam war protests of the 1960s and 70s.
Protesters were hoisting supplies to the second floor of Hamilton Hall during a protest, signaling the students were preparing to stay.
The White House criticized the seizure of the building, calling it "absolutely the wrong approach" and not an example of peaceful protest.
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