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(94,808 posts) Tue Apr 23, 2024, 10:13 AM Apr 23

NYU pro-Palestinian protesters cleared out by NYPD, several arrests made. See the school's response. [View all]

Source: CBS News

NEW YORK -- A pro-Palestinian encampment at NYU was cleared out by police Monday night, resulting in several arrests.

The NYPD moved in on the demonstration at Gould Plaza near the Stern School of Business just after 8:15 p.m. and started taking down tents and making arrests.

CBS New York's Dan Rice reported at least two dozen demonstrators being taken to four police buses. While that was happening, protesters started throwing objects in the direction of police officers.

"We stand with Palestine and we stand with the liberation of all people," one protester said.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/pro-palestinian-protests-erupt-outside-nyus-stern-school-of-business/

A NY POST article says that Faculty members attempted to block the police movement. When I was an NYC Faculty member, I would not have joined them.

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NYU pro-Palestinian protesters cleared out by NYPD, several arrests made. See the school's response. [View all] brooklynite Apr 23 OP

"We stand with Palestine and we stand with the liberation of all people," one protester said. Voltaire2 Apr 23 #1

Well except Jews. Happy Hoosier Apr 23 #3

Except that is not what was said. Voltaire2 Apr 23 #5

Sure. Happy Hoosier Apr 23 #6

And "by any means necessary" nothing chilling there EX500rider Apr 23 #7

They do say it out loud, murielm99 Apr 23 #11

I'm just kinda gob-smacked... Happy Hoosier Apr 23 #13

I have heard another chant sarisataka Apr 23 #15

It's sad when a phrase gets more attention in the news than all the new trenches womanofthehills Apr 24 #21

Our side has allowed the other side murielm99 Apr 24 #22

This is about university students wanting Israel off the map. jimfields33 Apr 24 #29

Thanks for providing a fine example of a strawman argument. Voltaire2 Apr 23 #12

And thanks for demonstrating what blinders are. Happy Hoosier Apr 23 #14

Except for the many jews who are among the protesters al bupp Apr 23 #19

that isn't true WhiteTara Apr 24 #26

Are you buying this rhetoric? Beastly Boy Apr 23 #9

Why don't they protest against Iran ? JI7 Apr 24 #25

Stand for liberation of all people? Traildogbob Apr 23 #2

They also never took a position on ketchup vs mayo for fries... ExciteBike66 Apr 23 #4

To the level Traildogbob Apr 23 #8

My point is that a single protest need not address literally all injustices in the world... ExciteBike66 Apr 23 #10

So why universities? SomewhereInTheMiddle Apr 23 #16

Students and faculty tend to be more knowledgeable about international events than the average public muriel_volestrangler Apr 23 #17

Other targets include: maxsolomon Apr 23 #18

Huh! The students are calling for a full divestment from Israel womanofthehills Apr 24 #23

It wouldn't matter. Igel Apr 24 #31

It's students protesting. They want university to divest from companies that supply arms to Israel MadLinguist Apr 24 #27

NYU had its own faculty members arrested womanofthehills Apr 24 #20

I was there last evening. Here's their structural response: Drum Apr 24 #24

"A NY POST article says MorbidButterflyTat Apr 24 #28

Here you go... brooklynite Apr 24 #30