US EditionMultiple people in custody after pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University library
- Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted Butler Library's reading room 301 at Columbia University on Wednesday afternoon, entering around 3:15 p.m.
- The protest took place amid demands that the university cut financial ties with companies connected to Israel and calls to rename the library, following prior policy revisions made after federal funding threats.
- Protesters rushed past campus security officers to enter the library, where they displayed Palestinian flags and various banners on shelves within a decorated reading area. They declined multiple requests to present identification or leave the space, resisting efforts by public safety personnel to prevent their entry.
- More than 30 protesters, some with hands tied behind their backs, were removed by university officers and NYPD who responded to safety concerns, with two officers injured and videos documenting the scene.
- The disruption caused disciplinary warnings from the university and calls for peaceful protest from city officials, while federal hate-crime charges were filed against a repeated protester linked to violence nearby.
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