Dozens of pro -Palestinian demonstrators were arrested at Columbia University

New York Police arrested dozens of pro -Palestinian demonstrators after they occupied part of the University of Colombia’s main library on Wednesday.

Two university security officers were injured when the demonstrators forced their way to the Bater Library on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the President of the University, who described the actions of activists as “bright”.

The video posted on social media showed the demonstrators entering the library, as many were wearing a veil and masks Kefiyeh, uniting a ban from the Trump administration that was imposed after the widespread campus demonstrations last year.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the conditions of the concerned visa will be reviewed.

According to what was reported, more than 70 demonstrators were arrested. No one has yet been charged, and the authorities have not provided details about who is being detained and whether in the United States in visas.

In a post on social media, the demonstrators were accused of “violent repression” and they said they refused to show their knowledge of public safety employees and the university campus.

Rubio described the group as “transgressors and saboteurs.” He added that “the thugs supporting Hamas is no longer welcome in our great nation,” he said, echoing Trump’s justification for his recent running in the pro -Palestinian campus protests.

In addition to targeting prominent individuals – by canceling hundreds of international visas for students and deportation – the Trump team also directly charged with American higher universities, such as Colombia, which is accused of failing to fight anti -Semitism on the campus.

Videos of the latest procedures at the prestigious New York Foundation showed that the demonstrators converge the shelves of books through the writing of “Free Palestine”.

Another clip showed that public safety officers prevent the exit of the library door and ask from the inside to show their knowledge in Colombia or the arrest of the face, which led to a long confrontation.

Claire Sheepman, President of Colombia, said she asked the New York Police Administration (NYPD) on Wednesday, adding that many demonstrators participating in the latest procedures were not students.

“On the direct demand from the University of Colombia, New York Police responds to the continuous situation on the campus where individuals occupied a library and transcended,” the police confirmed in a publication on X.

“Despite the protest is isolated to one room in the library,” it is completely unacceptable that some individuals choose to disrupt academic activities because our students are studying and preparing for the final exams. “

Columbia president, who took over the role in March after its ancestor resigned, asked students to stay away from the library.

“We will not tolerate hatred or violence in any form of our city,” said the mayor of New York City Eric Adams.

This is the first time to be called Columbia University of New York Police for protest on the campus since April 2024, when the demonstrators occupied Halmanton Hall for about 24 hours.

Colombia drew a special anger from Trump, which claims that many universities have tolerated anti -Semitism and harassing Jewish students.

The President has already threatened to block about $ 400 million (309 million pounds) in a federal financing for Colombia, as he continues to manage the threat of those involved in the previous campus protests with deportation.

In March, Colombia approved many demands from the Trump administration, including the ban on facial masks in protests and a change in supervising some academic programs, after the administration said it plans to withhold millions of federal funds.

It is not clear whether the money will be returned, although a lawsuit is filed by some faculty members for the discounts.

Colombia was a center for protests last year against the war in Gaza and the United States’ support for Israel. But it is not the only institution targeted by the US government.

The administration has warned 60 universities that funding may be canceled if the allegations of anti -Semitism are not treated in universities.

On Tuesday, Trump also finished $ 2.2 billion of taxpayer money for Harvard University after he requested a federal financing review. The university refused to bow to Trump’s demands.

It seems that the pro -Palestinians protest activity is increasing in the United States ’colleges again, with the start of the graduation ceremony and its interest in universities.

On Monday, more than twenty demonstrators were arrested by police in armored equipment at Washington University for occupying an engineering building.