Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia say university officials have threatened to bring in the National Guard.
Columbia University students who refuse to end their protest against Israel's war in Gaza say university officials have threatened to bring in the National Guard and police to sweep their encampment.It comes after Columbia authorized the New York Police Department to arrest more than 100 pro-Palestinian student demonstrators who had camped out on Columbia's main lawn to protest the war and demand their school divest from companies with ties to Israel.
'Shafik said she supports the right to demonstrate and recognizes that 'many of the protesters have gathered peacefully.'But she added that the encampment 'raises serious safety concerns, disrupts campus life, and has created a tense and at times hostile environment for many members of our community. It is essential that we move forward with a plan to dismantle it.'Gov.
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