A large pro-Palestinian crowd gathered at Foley Square Wednesday evening, and police were spotted at a protest at Fordham University.
NEW YORK -- Pro-Palestinian protests continued in New York City on Wednesday after the NYPD was brought in to put an end to encampments at Columbia University and the City College of New York. Large pro-Palestinian protest breaks out in Foley SquareA massive crowd gathered late Wednesday afternoon in Foley Square.Hundreds of demonstrators, including some students, were on hand from various groups.
Even though they say they want the war to end, they say the demonstrations won't end until the divesting happens.'People are realizing protesting on the streets hasn't done anything. Israel is just getting more money so they took it to the next level, a more militant level, set up encampments in schools, like in 1968 and the '70s,' one person said.'As a Puerto Rican woman and a lifelong New Yorker, I'm opposed to any type of occupation.
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