A gaggle of greater than 50 anti-Israel protesters took over a constructing at New York Metropolis’s Barnard Faculty and allegedly assaulted an worker Wednesday night.
The scholars have been protesting the expulsion of two college students who stormed a Columbia College classroom in January and allegedly threw round flyers full of hateful speech.
Columbia College students for Justice in Palestine displayed movies on X of masked college students in a hallway beating on drums and chanting on megaphones.
A gaggle of greater than 50 anti-Israel protesters took over a constructing at Barnard Faculty and allegedly assaulted an worker Wednesday night. (X/@shoshanaaufzien)
The account additionally posted an inventory of calls for accompanied by the textual content, “WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL OUR DEMANDS ARE MET. FREE PALESTINE.”
The calls for embody an “immediate reversal of the two Barnard students’ expulsions” and “amnesty for all college students disciplined for pro-Palestine motion or thought. Drop all the costs now!”
Additionally they requested a public assembly with Dean Leslie Grinage and President Laura Rosenbury, and the abolition of the “corrupt Barnard disciplinary process,” demanding full transparency for present, previous and future disciplinary proceedings.
The scholars mentioned that they are going to proceed to disrupt the campus till these calls for are met.
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A “Free Palestine” flag hangs inside a constructing at Barnard Faculty. (X/Columbia Jewish & Israeli College students)
A spokesperson for Barnard mentioned the protesters had assaulted a university worker who ended up being despatched to the hospital.
“They encouraged others to enter campus without identification, showing blatant disregard for the safety of our community,” Robin Levine, Barnard Faculty’s Vice President for Strategic Communications, mentioned in an announcement.
College students attempt to enter the door of a constructing at Barnard Faculty in New York Metropolis. (Eisha (Lishi) Baker through Storyful)
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Levine mentioned she would give them till 9:30 p.m. to go away the constructing or the varsity would take different actions.
“We have made multiple good-faith efforts to de-escalate. Barnard leadership offered to meet with the protesters,” Levine’s assertion mentioned. “They refused. We have also offered mediation.”
The protesters started leaving the constructing by 11 p.m., in line with studies by FOX 5 New York.
