NEW YORK – Anti-Israel protesters on the campus of New York University formed a human chain Monday evening as police moved in to break up the demonstration.
Video shot by Fox News Digital shows the NYPD telling students: “You have been warned by New York University to leave the area.”
Those who did not leave soon, would be arrested for trespassing, NYPD said.
The university, like other campuses nationwide, has been embroiled in protests against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
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The protests have pitted students against one another, with pro-Palestinian students demanding that their schools condemn Israel’s assault on Gaza and divest from companies that sell weapons to Israel.
Meanwhile, Jewish students have said the criticism of Israel has veered into antisemitism and made them feel unsafe, and they point out that Hamas is still holding hostages taken during the group’s Oct. 7 invasion.
At NYU, some protesters could be heard chanting, “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – a slogan that many regard as a call to genocide. Others were seen stepping on Israel’s flag.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
