Pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Columbia University's Hamilton Hall, leading to a police raid to clear the building and make arrests.
The occupation and subsequent police raid at Columbia University highlight the ongoing tensions surrounding pro-Palestinian protests in the US, impacting campus life and raising concerns about freedom of expression and safety.
The protests stemmed from anti-Israel sentiments following the conflict in Gaza, with students demanding divestment from Israel and severing ties with certain institutions. The occupation of Hamilton Hall marked a significant escalation in the demonstrations.
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Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of hig
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Hamilton Hall is an academic building on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University on College Walk at 1130 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, serving as the home of Columbia College.
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New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With more than 19 million residents in 2019, it is the fourth-most-populous state.
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The New York City Police Department, officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency within the City of New York.
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The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs, are an ethnonational group comprising the modern descendants of the peoples who have lived in Palestine continuously over the centuries and who today are largely culturally and
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The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country mostly located in central North America, between Canada and Mexico.
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Manhattan, often referred to by residents of the New York City area as the City, is the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City, and coextensive with the County of New York, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials, AOC, is an American politician and activist. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2019.
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The Gaza Strip, or simply Gaza, is a self-governing Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, that borders Egypt on the southwest for 11 kilometers and Israel on the east and north along a 51 km border.
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Jews or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation originating from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah.