Columbia University Faculty Protest in Solidarity with Pro-Palestine Demonstrators ✊

Huge crowds gathered outside Columbia University buildings as faculty members staged a demonstration in support of pro-Palestine protesters on Monday 22 April.<br /><br />Students at the private college in New York City ramped up demonstrations and encampments last week after school officials testified before Congress about potential antisemitism on their campus.<br /><br />The New York Police Department arrested some 100 students last week after the university’s president requested they respond and the establishment’s officials have called for students to de-escalate tensions and “rebuild ties”.<br /><br />However, several faculty members staged a walkout on Monday to protest the previous week’s arrests.