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Police responding to bomb threat clear pro-Palestinian protesters occupying Barnard College library

Pro-Palestinian protesters from Barnard College occupied the Milstein Library to protest the college's actions regarding student expulsions and investments, declaring it the 'Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Liberated Zone.'
A bomb threat was reported during the protest, prompting a response from over 50 New York Police Department officers and the arrest of at least nine protesters for refusing to leave.
Barnard College Vice President Robin Levine confirmed the bomb threat, urging protesters to evacuate the building immediately.
The incident follows a previous protest concerning the expulsion of students involved in anti-Israeli demonstrations, which also involved disruptive actions against campus security.

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Inside Higher Ed

Barnard protesters arrested after refusing to evacuate library

Student protesters at Barnard College were arrested Wednesday afternoon for refusing to leave the campus’s library when asked by police, who were clearing the building due to a bomb threat, The New York Times reported. The students were protesting the recent expulsions of three student demonstrators.

6 days ago·Washington, United States

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BARE NAKED ISLAM

Daughter of radical Somali CongressMuslim Ilhan Omar was one of the Hamas-supporting thugs arrested for the violent takeover of the Barnard College library.

The violent takeover involved assaults on NYPD officers while students waved images of dead Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist leaders, Yahya Sinwar and Hassan Nasrallah. Independent Sentinel (h/t Nita) The New York Police Department made ten arrests, including Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, on Wednesday in connection with the violent anti-Israel pro-Hamas protest at Barnard College. […]

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Democracy Now!

Police Arrest 9 Protesters as Barnard Students Occupy and Rename Bldg in Honor of Gaza Doctor

Here in New York, police officers in riot gear arrested nine people at Barnard College Wednesday after student protesters occupied the school’s main library to demand administrators divest from the Israeli economy and grant amnesty to three students expelled for joining pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The students declared Barnard’s Milstein Center the “Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Liberated Zone.” The arrests came after Barnard reported a bomb thr…

6 days ago·New York, United States

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The College Fix

Lawmakers demand disciplinary action after pro-Palestinian takeover of Barnard library

Protesters kept staff from leaving during bomb threat, congressman says.

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American Military News

Videos/Pic: Bomb threat sparks evacuation at NYC college after major left-wing protest

A bomb threat was reported at Barnard College in New York City on Wednesday following the takeover of the college’s Milstein Center building by pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli protesters. In a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, Robin Levine, Barnard College’s vice president of strategic communications, warned the pro-Palestinian protesters that the college had been notified of a “bomb threat to the building” and urged the protesters to leave …

6 days ago

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Straight Arrow News

Fake bomb threat called during Pro-Palestinian protest at Barnard College

A false bomb threat led to the evacuation of Barnard College’s library during a pro-Palestinian protest. The NYPD cleared protesters and investigated the credibility of the threat. The student group behind the protest, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, claimed the bomb threat was fabricated by Barnard administrators. Columbia University, affiliated with Barnard, condemned the disruption of academic activities. Full Story A faux bomb th…

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