Arrests made after pro-Palestinian protests at NYU's Stern School of Business

NEW YORK -- Hundreds of protesters were rallying astatine NYU successful support of Palestinians connected Monday.

Police moved successful connected an encampment successful Gould Plaza adjacent nan Stern School of Business conscionable aft 8:15 p.m. and started taking down tents and making arrests. Chopper 2's Dan Rice reported astatine slightest 2 twelve demonstrators being taken to 4 constabulary buses. While that was happening, protesters started throwing objects successful nan guidance of constabulary officers.

After nan constabulary moved in, galore protesters relocated to a location connected West 3rd Street successful Greenwich Village, not acold from nan Stern School of Business. Others carrying signs started marching peacefully successful Lower Manhattan.

Earlier successful nan day, students took complete nan school's steps and were besides joined by what appeared to beryllium immoderate module members.

Several pro-Palestinian organizations gathered successful solidarity. They besides group up nan aforementioned tents.

NYU officials said location was a breach successful barriers group up there. The caput of information said, "We witnessed disorderly, disruptive and antagonizing behaviour that has interfered pinch nan information and information of our community."

Protesters opportunity they want their demands met

Demonstrators had been ordered to clear nan plaza area by 4 p.m.

"We want to spot an acknowledgment from our assemblage that location is simply a genocide happening and that location are Palestinian students that merit to consciousness heard, merit to consciousness safe successful their environment, and merit to person a assemblage who calls retired nan genocide of their people," 1 said.

"It's decidedly adjuvant to spot location are a batch of group from our schoolhouse who support nan activity and are not frightened of our school's response," different said.

Across nan thoroughfare from nan rally was a group opinionated pinch nan emblem of Israel. One of them had only 1 point to say.

"There's 1 broadside present and 1 broadside of history. This is nan correct broadside here. That's each I person to say," nan personification said.

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