Gaza protesters detained at Columbia University as new term begins

Pro-Palestinian protestors rally at Georgetown University in US capital

Students call for their school to divest from Israel and end to Israeli attacks in Gaza - Anadolu Ajansı

Columbia University’s “Alma Mater” Sculpture Drenched in Red Paint

Unidentified protesters poured red paint over the bust of the famous “Alma Mater” (1903) statue on Columbia University’s Manhattan campus on the first day of classes, Tuesday, September 3. The apparent protest action comes after the group named Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) called on students to “shut it down,” noting that “Gazan students have no universities left to which they can return.” While photos of the paint-soaked bronze w…

Gaza protesters detained at Columbia University as new term begins

Police in New York arrested protesters at a pro-Palestine demonstration outside Columbia University.

Pro-Palestine Rally Leads to Arrests Outside Columbia University

It was business as usual on the first day of school at Columbia University’s campus, but outside the gates of entry, a pro-Palestine rally led to individuals being taken into custody. “Two people were arrested at 1300 hours today,” a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told The Epoch Times.  The two were 21-year-old Andrew Timberg who was charged with attempted obstruction of governmental administration in the second degree and attemp…

Anti-Israel protesters return to Columbia, vandalize historic statue - Washington Examiner

At least two anti-Israel protesters were arrested on Tuesday as masked demonstrators returned to Columbia University in New York City, ground zero for last semester’s most intense escalations. On the first day of fall classes, a group of anti-Israel agitators splattered red paint all over the Columbia University Alma Mater statue, which was installed in 1903. Approximately 100 protesters stood outside a university entrance and chanted “Free Pale…

Anti-Israel Protests Erupt at Columbia on First Day of Classes, Stoking Fears of What’s to Come

Several anti-Israel student groups pledge to prevent the school from returning to ‘normalcy.’