Facism at work
Police crack down on Columbia University Gaza protest
Local media and social media users are reporting that the New York City Police Department has stormed the campus of Columbia University, where students have been camped out in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, demanding that the institution divest from Israel.
Photos show the police on campus a short while ago, and video verified by Al Jazeera shows arrests being made.
University management had given the students a deadline to leave, which the majority of them ignored.
Earlier this week, leaders from Columbia University appeared before a committee in the United States Congress to face questions about alleged instances of anti-Semitism on campus. The hearing was a sequel of sorts to a similar panel held in December, featuring the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Lol the US news calls it anti-Israel protesters, not surprised.
