Riot police surrounded the Columbia University protest encampment in New York City after protesters refused to vacate the campus. Negotiations are ongoing between university authorities and students. Protests have spread to other top American universities in solidarity with those arrested on April 18.
The campus of Cal Poly Humboldt has been shut down after a group of pro-Palestine protesters occupied a campus building and clashed with riot police late Monday. The protest is part of a larger movement against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, and protesters are calling for an academic boycott of Israeli universities and for Cal Poly to divest from all ties to Israel.
Anti-Israel protesters carrying flares clashed with riot police in violent scenes outside New York University on Monday. Dozens were arrested as demonstrators demanded the university sever ties with Israel following the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East. University staff formed a human barrier to separate the protesters from police, but the situation escalated later in the evening, with protesters marching through the streets and holding flares. The protests were part of a wider movement seen across universities in the US, including Columbia University.
