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The NYPD arrested over 100 New York University students and faculty members for setting up an encampment on campus in protest against the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The protesters were cuffed and taken to police buses after refusing to leave the encampment despite warnings from the police. Faculty members formed a chain between the cops and the students to shield them and were the first to be arrested. The university had erected metal barriers to prevent the protest from growing but said that protesters not affiliated with the college had breached them.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at New York University (NYU) on April 22, resulting in several arrests. The action follows a massive faculty walkout at Columbia University in support of students detained during a similar demonstration. Protesters are calling for NYU to divest from investments connected to Israel amid ongoing violence in Gaza.

A protest in front of New York University’s business school on Monday evening led to multiple arrests by the NYPD, according to university officials. The demonstration began with 50 NYU students and grew to hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters. The university claims that the protest turned disruptive and intimidating, prompting them to call for police assistance. NYPD officers in riot gear detained numerous protesters, including faculty members, after the crowd refused to disperse. The arrests come amidst a wave of protests at universities across the country over alleged ties to Israel.

Police arrested dozens of protesters and cleared out an encampment set up by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at New York University on Monday night. The encampment was set up in an outdoor plaza on the campus early Monday morning by students and faculty protesting the war in Gaza. NYU warned protesters that if they did not clear the plaza by 4 p.m., the university would invite the police onto campus. Around 8:35 p.m., top NYPD officials arrived at the plaza and called for officers from the department’s Strategic Response Group. As the cops arrested dozens of protesters and dismantled the encampment, tensions escalated and other demonstrators threw objects at members of the specialized unit. About 100 protesters linked arms around the tents, but police successfully cleared out the area, warning press they were subject to arrest if they didn’t leave, too. As throngs of people spilled out onto the street and more arrests were made, some protesters worked to block officers from leading those in custody onto waiting buses used to transport the detainees.

Protests in support of Palestine erupted at New York University (NYU) on Monday, leading to arrests by the New York Police Department. The protests are part of a wave of campus demonstrations across the country in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

Students at New York University (NYU) have joined the anti-Israel protest movement by setting up an encampment on campus. The protesters are calling on the university to divest from the Jewish State and end its campaign across the Palestinian enclave. They are also demanding that the school shut down its campus in Tel Aviv and remove NYPD cops from campus.

Students at New York University and The New School have established encampments on their respective campuses in protest of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The encampments echo a similar demonstration at Columbia University last week, which resulted in the arrests of over 100 protesters. The students demand university divestment from Israel and the end of disciplinary actions against pro-Palestinian activists.