Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters were arrested at Columbia University Tuesday night as one of the groups behinds the demonstrations called for supporters to rally outside 1 Police Plaza.
Two-hundred thirty people were arrested at Columbia when police stormed the campus building they had illegally occupied, police said.
There were a total of about 300 arrests Tuesday night between Columbia and CUNY’s campuses, law enforcement added.
On Wednesday morning, the CUNY Gaza Solidarity Encampment group called for protesters to rally outside 1 Police Plaza in support of the 200 who supposedly remained in jail.
Those in custody were “violently arrested and brutalized for standing against genocide,” the group claimed on Instagram.
Police use a special vehicle to enter Hamilton Hall Tuesday night. REUTERSProtesters taken away on an NYPD bus Tuesday. James Keivom
NYPD officers in riot gear enter a building at Columbia University. AFP via Getty ImagesPolice use a special vehicle to enter Hamilton Hall. REUTERSPolice use a special vehicle to enter Hamilton Hall. REUTERSMembers of the New York Police Department detain protesters who did not leave the encampment. James KeivomShortly before entering the Morningside Heights campus at 9:13 p.m., about 100 cops from the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit packed into buses and headed to Columbia in preparation for the university’s call for help. Peter Gerber
NYPD officers arrive in riot gear Tuesday night. AFP via Getty ImagesStudent protesters are arrested by police and removed from the campus of Columbia University. Getty ImagesNYPD officers arrest students as they empty a building that had been barricaded by pro-Palestinian student protesters. AFP via Getty ImagesNYPD officers transport arrested students in a bus. AFP via Getty ImagesMembers of the New York Police Department detain protesters Tuesday night. James KeivomProtestors link arms as other police officers enter the campus of Columbia University on Tuesday night. REUTERSIt’s unclear how many people have been arrested. James KeivomA NYPD officer arrests a protester Tuesday evening. Getty Images
Cops loading the protesters onto a bus on Tuesday night. Getty ImagesAs of 8 p.m., the police were only maintaining the perimeter.Follow The Post’s live blog for the latest on Columbia University’s anti-Israel protests
Twenty minutes later, Columbia University issued a shelter-in-place for students over “heightened activity” at the Morningside campus.The university’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors issued a scathing statement once the officers began mobilizing, accusing Columbia’s administration of ignoring the faculty’s offers to “defuse the situation.”Student protesters are arrested by police and removed from the campus of Columbia University on April 30, 2024, in New York City. Getty ImagesOnlookers watch the NYPD clear out the Columbia protesters. James KeivomPro-Palestinian student protesters pull up a crate with pizza boxes to a balcony at Columbia University. AFP via Getty ImagesThe protesters stormed into Hamilton Hall in the middle of the night. NYPD
