The man was charged with disorderly conduct after clashing with police who took down his signs.
The 31-year-old student from New York was arrested Thursday at the Rutgers-Newark protest site, a university spokeswoman said.
The arrested student is a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Afghanistan and is currently finishing law school at Rutgers-Newark, according to Cory Rothbort, his attorney. “‘Stand with Israel, Stand with America’ is inflammatory? Why is ‘Stand with Israel, Stand with America’ being ripped down? Why is an American flag being ripped down on an American campus?” the law student shouted, referring to his signs.
Leaders with Newark Solidarity Coalition, the group overseeing the Rutgers-Newark encampment, said they did not interact with the counter protester when he began hanging signs and shouting. Dov Ben-Shimon, chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, the largest Jewish community organization in New Jersey, argued the pro-Israel and anti-Hamas signs the student was hanging were constitutionally protected political speech.
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