Campus Crackdown: 300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia & CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments
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Published 2024-05-01
New York police in full riot gear stormed Columbia University and the City College of New York Tuesday night, arresting over 300 students to break up Gaza solidarity encampments on the two campuses. The police raid began at the request of Columbia President Minouche Shafik, who has also asked the police to remain a presence on campus until at least May 17 to ensure solidarity encampments are not reestablished before the end of the term. Police also raided CUNY after the administration made a similar call for the police to enter campus. Democracy Now! was on the streets outside Columbia on Tuesday night and spoke with people who were out in support of the student protests as police were making arrests. We also speak with two Columbia University students who witnessed the police crackdown. “When the police arrived, they were extremely efficient in removing all eyewitnesses, including legal observers,” says journalism student Gillian Goodman, who has been covering the protests for weeks and who says she and others slept on campus in order to be able to continue coverage and avoid being locked out. We also hear from Cameron Jones, a Columbia College student with Jewish Voice for Peace, who responds to claims of antisemitism, saying, “There is a large anti-Zionist Jewish voice on campus, and it’s also important to recognize the difference between anti-Zionism and antisemitism.”
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All Comments (21)
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"When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals." ~ Edward Snowden
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“The biggest insult to the memory of the Holocaust is not denying it but using it as an excuse to commit genocide against the Palestinian people.” - Norman Finkelstein.
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Thank you, Democracy Now, for being the voice of freedom and justice.
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Parents need to start mass court cases against this.... abandon these unconscionable institutions now!
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“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” 🇵🇸
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The same thing happened in HK was glorified by US Congress, but now in the US campus the government can't accept their voices.
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Msnbc stated pro Israeli protesters pepper sprayed Palestine protesters, launched fireworks into crowds attacked students with sticks removed barriers to enter encampments. The attack happened after 1am and police did not arrive on campus until daybreak.
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America better start ACTING LIKE AMERICA! AND STOP THIS SHIT!
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Imagine forcing people to fund a genocide and then arrest them if they dare to protest
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I think most people feel badly for Palestinian innocent civilians suffering from this war, but what bothers me is that these kids never talk about the atrocities Hamas has commited. Where was their indignation when Hamas brutally killed and raped 1,200 Israelis? Where is their call for the release of the hostages? They're silent on all of that.
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Is the president of Columbia University Egyptian and Muslim? This is shocking!
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I don't think I've ever seen a news anchor out there on the front lines like this. Your channel is one of the great examples of how the new media is supposed to work
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Anti Vietnam war student protesters in 1968 were right. Anti genocide student protesters in 2024 are also right to protest.
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These Students have more honor and integrity than Politicians!
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This is disturbing. How are these kids so much of threat to use excessive force? Pathetic.
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No freedom of speech, no democracy.
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So what happens to the pro Israel supporters who went to attack students??
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Thank you to these two students and the others behind the scenes a little more.
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Salute you American students. You are the lighthouse of hope, love and justice in the world.
