It’s another night in New York City, and these days, that means it’s another evening of radical pro-Hamas protesters taking over the campuses of once-proud institutions like Columbia University and NYU. Although folks like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will try to tell you that the demonstrations are oh-so-peaceful, and President Joe Biden will try to claim that there are good people on both sides of the issue, the truth of the matter is that many of these activists are loudly pledging their allegiance to Hamas terrorism, condemning America, and shouting their hatred of Jews.
It’s sick stuff.
The NYPD finally had enough Monday night and descended in riot gear upon the unruly hordes at NYU to put a stop to the madness.
It was a chaotic scene:
BREAKING -- NYPD is tearing through the tent encampment at NYU and arresting those that resist. @ScooterCasterNY has more video on her page.
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 23, 2024
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It wasn’t only students who were arrested—it was radical professors (are there any other kind these days?).
Cops in riot gear cuffed the protesters – who are demanding NYU divest from holdings tied to Israel over the ongoing violence in Gaza — with zip ties and led them to police buses, the university’s student-run newspaper Washington Square News reported.
NYU faculty members linked arms and stood side-by-side to form a human barrier between a swarm of cops and student protesters, according to a video shared by a City reporter. The professors were the first to be arrested.
This crowd is not alone in feeling the consequences of their despicable behavior:
More madness:
Ilhan Omar's Defense of Daughter and Columbia Protests Just Makes Things Worse
Consequences Come for Ilhan Omar's Pro-Hamas Daughter, and Her Reaction Is Priceless
Wonder how your proselytizing will fare in jail, professor?
JUST IN -- NYPD arrest at least a dozen NYU faculty members at the ‘Liberated Zone’ at Gould Plaza.pic.twitter.com/ELhgkv1ems
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 23, 2024
But the students got some tough lessons too:
F around and find out.
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 23, 2024
NYPD is arresting dozens of pro-Palestine NYU protestors and perp walking them to police buses. pic.twitter.com/FKwV5n8rzN
The protesters—agitators, let’s call them—were warned that they were crossing the line:
…police blasted a message over a megaphone, ordering the group to disperse or face arrest for trespassing, according to the newspaper [the Washington Square News].
Once the cops moved in, they also tore down tents that students erected Monday morning as part of a “Gaza Solidarity” encampment at the private university’s Gould Plaza on West 4th Street.
Earlier in the day, NYU’s director of Campus Safety informed protesters that they would “face consequences” if they did not leave the encampment by 4 p.m., WSN reported.
The agitators had breached security barricades, and that apparently was a bridge too far:
“With the breach of the barricades early this afternoon, that requirement was violated, and we witnessed disorderly, disruptive and antagonizing behavior that has interfered with the safety and security of our community,” Campus Safety head Fountain Walker said to the crowd at the encampment, according to the college paper. “If you leave now, no one will face any consequences for today’s actions — no discipline, no police.”
But they didn’t listen.
Protesters are still marching on the streets of Manhattan as of this writing.
While one might find some sympathy for those suffering in Gaza due to the Israel-Hamas war, these agitators forget or ignore entirely that it was Hamas that brought on this battle with their savage, inhuman Oct. 7 attacks against the Jewish state, where they wantonly raped innocents and killed over 1,200 people.
These “demonstrations” are a sad commentary on our society, and it’s incomprehensible that so many in our university system are openly celebrating terrorists and condemning the democratic countries of Israel and the United States.
Deplorable, as Hillary might say.
This story is still ongoing Monday night, and RedState will keep you updated as events warrant.
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