Major arrests at NYU campus as Gaza protests spread - CNA

This "dramatically changed" the situation, the spokesman said in a statement on the school's website on Monday, citing "disorderly, disruptive and antagonising behaviour" along with "intimidated chants and several antisemitic incidents".

"Given the foregoing and the safety issues raised by the breach, we asked for assistance from the NYPD. The police urged those on the plaza to leave peacefully, but ultimately made a number of arrests."

The spokesman said the school continues to support freedom of expression and the safety of students.

But protests have grown large and disruptive enough - New York Police Department spokesmen have spoken of their officers facing violence when confronting protesters at NYU - to draw the attention of President Joe Biden and his administration.

"Anti-Semitic hate on college campuses is unacceptable," US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona posted on X on Tuesday, expressing concern about the unrest.

The protests began last week at Columbia University, also in New York, with a large group of demonstrators establishing a so-called "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on school grounds.

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