New York police have arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters after they occupied part of the main library at Columbia University on Wednesday.
Two university security officers were injured when protesters forced their way into Butler Library on Wednesday, according to a statement from the university president, who called activists’ actions “outrageous”.
… Rubio described the group as “trespassers and vandals”. He added that “pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation”, echoing Trump’s justification for his recent crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protests.
OMG… what happened at Columbia University today may backfire MASSIVELY: pic.twitter.com/7TUkWTBphq
These pro-Hamas/Palestine disruptors STORMED the library, breaking past security. Masked up and everything.
They thought they were victorious.
Officers then LOCKED them *INSIDE*…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 7, 2025
Columbia jih@dist university tonight are learning a lesson on how the nypd use to be back when we grew up. And its about time these little jih@dist learn what consequences are
Good job @NYPDPC pic.twitter.com/3pLPIiit87
— proud jew ✡️ (@PhuckYourVax) May 8, 2025
