Pro Palestine protests by Columbia University students in New York City turn violent

Pro Palestine protests by Columbia University students in New York City turn violent

At Columbia University in New York City, a student-led demonstration calling for the university to divest from companies allegedly profiting from “Israeli apartheid, genocide, and occupation in Palestine” escalated unexpectedly into violence. The New York Police Department (NYPD) reported that protesters threw bottles and used a chair to strike an officer’s helmet. NYPD Deputy Commissioner […]