NYPD

NYPD clash with protesters, makes dozens of arrests at pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brooklyn

Led with banners reading 'Resistance by any means necessary,' 'Resisting the Nakba since 1948,' and 'From Gaza to Jenin, revolution until victory,' demonstrators marched through Brooklyn.

NYC deputy mayor charges Washington Post after story on pro-Israel Jewish entrepreneurs

Thursday’s article describes a “group of billionaires and business titans working to shape US public opinion of the war in Gaza.”

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
18/05/2024

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia encampment arrests, medical records say otherwise

Several students said officers knelt forcefully on their backs. New York City passed a law in 2020 prohibiting police from using knee restraints that compress the diaphragm.

By REUTERS
18/05/2024

Anti-Israel activists deface WWI, Civil War memorials, burn US flag

Anti-Israel activists vandalized American war memorials during a New York protest, burning the flag. Mayor condemned vandalism, offering rewards for arrests.

At least four New York City synagogues receive bomb threats

Bomb threats target New York City synagogues, including LGBTQ-oriented and Reform congregations. Mark Treyger denounces the timing on Holocaust Remembrance Day eve amid rising antisemitism.

By LISA KEYS/JTA
06/05/2024
 An NYPD law enforcement official stands guard near student encampment at Columbia U.

NYC synagogues, museum receive fake bomb threats, New York officials say

All incidents continue to be investigated by the New York Police Department.

05/05/2024

NYPD clear schools and restore US flag, decry anti-US, pro-terror content

The NYPD clears campuses amid rising tensions: removal of Palestinian flag sparks controversy and arrests as protests escalate.

Over half of campus protesters arrested by NYPD unaffiliated with the schools

In the statement, Adams said it became "abundantly clear" that individuals unaffiliated with the schools had entered the campuses and, in some cases, trained students in unlawful protest tactics. 

Columbia has fallen

Where Vietnam-era boomers see the reflection of 1968 in today’s protests, I see the shadows of 1938.

By PROF. ITSIK PE'ER
30/04/2024

Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents

The deadline was pushed back to 8 a.m., with students amassing at the university in response to a possible confrontation with police.

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