{"id":2407984,"date":"2025-02-28T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-makes-arrests-after-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-violence-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:43:59","slug":"nypd-makes-arrests-after-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-violence-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-makes-arrests-after-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-violence-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD makes arrests after pro-Palestinian protest descends into violence &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnypd-makes-arrests-after-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-violence-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407984&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New York \u2064City Police Department (NYPD) arrested several individuals involved in a pro-Palestinian protest that turned violent outside Barnard College, affiliated with Columbia University. The protests were held\u2062 in response to the expulsion of two students who had disrupted an Israeli \u2063studies class earlier in the \u2064year by\u2063 distributing controversial flyers.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstrations escalated over two\u200d days and included the chanting of slogans such as \u201chonour Palestine\u201d and \u201cGaza is by \u2064yoru side!\u201d Four peopel were arrested; one faced charges of petit larceny while others were charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-violent-attacks-in-nyc-subway-over-weekend\/\" title=\"Eight Violent Attacks in NYC Subway over Weekend\">obstructing governmental administration<\/a>. The protests featured disturbing imagery on flyers, advocating violence against Israel and attacking Jewish symbols. This aggressive exhibition concluded with the occupation of a Barnard \u200cbuilding, where\u2062 a college employee was physically assaulted.<\/p>\n<p>Barnard College&#8217;s administration condemned the protests, emphasizing their commitment to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hi-this-is-100-illegal-megyn-kelly-slams-school-district-after-critics-say-it-will-factor-in-race-when-disciplining-students\/\" title=\"\u2018Hi! This Is 100% Illegal\u2019: Megyn Kelly Slams School District After Critics Say It Will Factor In Race When Disciplining ...s\">safe academic environment<\/a> and\u2064 denouncing any form of antisemitism.The college has faced scrutiny for how it manages situations involving demonstrations and the safety \u2062of its community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NYPD makes arrests after pro-Palestinian student protest against &lsquo;Zionist occupation&rsquo; descends into violence<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1712763\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nypd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City Police Department <\/a>arrested several <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">anti-Zionist<\/a> activists who were engaged in raucous demonstrations outside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barnard College<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The protests broke out on Wednesday and Thursday outside Barnard College, which is affiliated with Columbia University. They came in reaction to the expulsion of two students who interrupted an Israeli studies class in January and distributed flyers containing what the university called &ldquo;violent imagery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Four people were taken into police custody Thursday afternoon after the protest escalated out of control, the NYPD told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>One student said the masked protesters distributed flyers about &ldquo;intifada and stamping on the Jewish star&rdquo; in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/pro-palestinian-protests-barnard-college-city-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CBS News<\/a>.&nbsp;Demonstrators yelled, &ldquo;We must honor Palestine! Students, students, you will rise! Gaza is by your side!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Three activists were arrested and charged, while the fourth was issued a court summons for disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"sPN3vn9zx2c\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Live: Protests, arrests at NYC's Barnard College\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sPN3vn9zx2c?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Megan Yang, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robinrlevine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">appears<\/a> to be a Barnard College student, was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, while Ahmad Choudhury Mashud and Khan Furon were charged with obstructing governmental administration.<\/p>\n<p>The four detainees were part of a demonstration that criticized what they called the &ldquo;Zionist occupation&rdquo; and demanded the college immediately reinstate the two students expelled in January for disrupting a class about Israel&rsquo;s modern history.<\/p>\n<p>The two unidentified students who were expelled <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CUJewsIsraelis\/status\/1881767325155889632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">were filmed<\/a> distributing anti-Zionist handouts to students and plastering documents to walls that said &ldquo;This is for Hind,&rdquo; a reference to a child killed by the Israeli Defense Forces in 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LishiBaker\/status\/1881785486211223916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Other signs<\/a> distributed by the masked protesters said &ldquo;Crush Zionism,&rdquo; a reference to support for the Jewish state of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Some flyers depicted a boot stomping on the Star of David. Others said, &ldquo;Burn Zionism to the ground.&rdquo; Additional handouts featured illustrations of people brandishing guns alongside the words &ldquo;THE ENEMY WILL NOT SEE TOMORROW,&rdquo; showing an upside-down triangle &mdash; a symbol that Hamas has used to denote Israeli targets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On the first day of classes, anti-Israel protestors interrupted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Columbia<\/a>&rsquo;s &ldquo;History of Modern Israel&rdquo; class and handed out flyers showing a boot crushing a Star of David. Columbia is out of control. And to be clear, there is no &ldquo;academic freedom&rdquo; to disrupt classes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n0x9d0AxHw\">pic.twitter.com\/n0x9d0AxHw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Columbia Jewish &amp; Israeli Students &#10017;&#65039;&#127470;&#127473; (@CUJewsIsraelis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CUJewsIsraelis\/status\/1881767325155889632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Barnard College President Laura Rosenbury addressed the January incident in a <a href=\"https:\/\/barnard.edu\/news\/reaffirming-our-values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a>, warning students against &ldquo;cultivating an environment&rdquo; of &ldquo;antisemitism, harassment, and discrimination.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo; &hellip; Central to our mission is cultivating an environment where antisemitism, harassment, and discrimination of any kind are unequivocally denounced as antithetical to our values,&rdquo; Rosenbury said. &ldquo;That is why we cannot, and will not, tolerate any disruptions in academic spaces. When <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">uninvited visitors enter classrooms<\/a> with the intention of interfering with learning&mdash;let alone when they target specific courses, communities, or individuals &mdash; they betray the very principles of intellectual exchange that underpin our community. &ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Thursday arrests came after over 50 pro-Palestinian activists <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheFIREorg\/status\/1895136969509736897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">took over a <\/a>Barnard College building on Wednesday for nearly seven hours.<\/p>\n<p>Robin Levine, Barnard College&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> for strategic communications, said a group of &ldquo;masked protesters forcibly entered Milbank Hall and physically assaulted a Barnard employee, sending them to the hospital.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They encouraged others to enter campus without identification, showing blatant disregard for the safety of our community,&rdquo; Levine said Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was frightening,&rdquo; student Shoshana Aufzien said of the building occupation. &ldquo;I think they should have called NYPD in the second it got violent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3232494\/trump-wants-to-abolish-the-department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW TRUMP&rsquo;S PROMISE TO ABOLISH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WOULD WORK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Levine said the college has made &ldquo;multiple good-faith efforts to de-escalate&rdquo; tensions on the condition that protesters remove their masks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They refused,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1712763\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1712763\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYPD arrests anti-Zionist activists after violent protests at Barnard College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2407985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barnard-college.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4283,6703,32179,4542,3699],"class_list":["post-2407984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrests","tag-nypd","tag-pro-palestinian","tag-protest","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barnard-college.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407988,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407984\/revisions\/2407988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}