Hundreds of protesters arrested at Columbia as anti-Israel group calls for ‘support’
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Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters were arrested at Columbia University Tuesday night as one of the groups behinds the demonstrations called for supporters to rally outside 1 Police Plaza.

Two-hundred thirty people were arrested at Columbia when police stormed the campus building they had  illegally occupied, police said.

There were a total of about 300 arrests Tuesday night between Columbia and CUNY’s campuses, law enforcement added.

On Wednesday morning, the CUNY Gaza Solidarity Encampment group called for protesters to rally outside 1 Police Plaza in support of the 200 who supposedly remained in jail.

Those in custody were “violently arrested and brutalized for standing against genocide,” the group claimed on Instagram.

Police use a special vehicle to enter Hamilton Hall Tuesday night. REUTERS
Protesters taken away on an NYPD bus Tuesday. James Keivom
NYPD officers in riot gear enter a building at Columbia University. AFP via Getty Images
Police use a special vehicle to enter Hamilton Hall. REUTERS
Police use a special vehicle to enter Hamilton Hall. REUTERS
Members of the New York Police Department detain protesters who did not leave the encampment. James Keivom
Shortly before entering the Morningside Heights campus at 9:13 p.m., about 100 cops from the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit packed into buses and headed to Columbia in preparation for the university’s call for help. Peter Gerber
NYPD officers arrive in riot gear Tuesday night. AFP via Getty Images
Student protesters are arrested by police and removed from the campus of Columbia University. Getty Images
NYPD officers arrest students as they empty a building that had been barricaded by pro-Palestinian student protesters. AFP via Getty Images
NYPD officers transport arrested students in a bus. AFP via Getty Images
Members of the New York Police Department detain protesters Tuesday night. James Keivom
Protestors link arms as other police officers enter the campus of Columbia University on Tuesday night. REUTERS
It’s unclear how many people have been arrested. James Keivom
A NYPD officer arrests a protester Tuesday evening. Getty Images
Cops loading the protesters onto a bus on Tuesday night. Getty Images
As of 8 p.m., the police were only maintaining the perimeter.

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Twenty minutes later, Columbia University issued a shelter-in-place for students over “heightened activity” at the Morningside campus.
The university’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors issued a scathing statement once the officers began mobilizing, accusing Columbia’s administration of ignoring the faculty’s offers to “defuse the situation.”
Student protesters are arrested by police and removed from the campus of Columbia University on April 30, 2024, in New York City. Getty Images
Onlookers watch the NYPD clear out the Columbia protesters. James Keivom
Pro-Palestinian student protesters pull up a crate with pizza boxes to a balcony at Columbia University. AFP via Getty Images
The protesters stormed into Hamilton Hall in the middle of the night. NYPD

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