OAN’s James Meyers
8:25 AM – Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Anti-Israel protesters that were armed with flares advanced towards NYPD headquarters on Monday night after the number reportedly rose to more than 150 students being arrested at New York University.
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Footage of Monday night’s protests show the anti-Israel demonstrators holding bright flares over their heads while marching toward the police headquarters while others waved flags, hitting drums and chanted, “Gaza.”
This comes after hours earlier, police used zip ties to detain protesters, putting them on police buses after they continued to ignore police calls to leave the area.
Other video footage showed NYPD officers in riot apparel monitoring protesters who were chanting, “We will free Palestine, within our lifetime.”
A spokesperson for NYU told PIX 11 that “disorderly, disruptive and antagonizing” protesters with masks swarmed Gould Plaza, prompting the university to send the NYPD a written request for officers to intervene.
The anti-Israel demonstrators were calling for NYU to stop the school’s relationship with Tel Aviv University.
Additionally, dozens of NYU faculty members linked arms to prevent police from moving in to stop the protests.
Meanwhile, more than 100 protesters have also been arrested at Columbia University, with classes being moved online Monday the school announced, amid fears for students on the Manhattan campus.
New York GOP representatives have called for Columbia president Minouche Shafik to resign, claiming that she cannot provide safety for Jewish students.
Furthermore, dozens of anti-Israel protesters were also arrested at Yale on Monday, as other universities across the United States have begun to hold protests.
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