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More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Thursday (April 18) on the campus of Columbia University after its president authorised New York police to clear an encampment set up by students demonstrating against Israel's actions in Gaza.

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00:00 Free Palestine! Free Palestine!
00:09 Law enforcement officers broke up a protest at Columbia University on Thursday,
00:13 arresting demonstrators who had occupied a campus lawn in support of the Palestinian people.
00:19 The protest began when the university's president, Nimad Shafik,
00:24 testified before a congressional committee about the school's response to anti-Semitism.
00:29 In a letter to the New York City Police Department,
00:32 Shafik said that students who participated in the protest would be suspended.
00:37 New York City Mayor Eric Adams said police made over 108 arrests,
00:42 adding there was no violence or injuries during the disturbance.
00:46 Adams added, "Students had the right to free speech,
00:49 but not the right to violate university policies."
00:52 Police officials said the arrests were related to trespassing.
00:56 Protesters at Columbia have demanded a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
01:01 and an end to U.S. military assistance for Israel,
01:04 as well as divestment by the university from companies that profit from Israel's incursion into Gaza.
01:11 The encampment was organized by a student-led coalition of groups,
01:15 including Columbia University Apartheid Divest,
01:18 Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voice for Peace.
01:23 For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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