New York police have arrested numerous protesters at Columbia University who had set up a pro-Palestinian encampment
New York police arrested protesters at Columbia University on Thursday who had set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Several students involved in the protest said they were also suspended from Columbia and Barnard College, including Isra Hirsi, who is the daughter of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat. The congresswoman had questioned Columbia's president, Nemat Shafik, about the school’s targeting of pro-Palestinian protestersat a hearing on Wednesday.
“Through direct conversations and in writing, the university provided multiple notices of these violations, including a written warning at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday notifying students who remained in the encampment as of 9:00 p.m. that they would face suspension pending investigation.' Shafik also said the university tried through several channels 'to engage with their concerns and offered to continue discussions if they agreed to disperse.
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