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Officers pinch nan New York City Police Department restored nan American emblem connected nan City College of New York field aft it was replaced pinch a Palestinian emblem by anti-Israel agitators during a protest.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry applauded nan move connected X, formerly Twitter, astatine astir 12:39 a.m. Wednesday – not agelong aft officers gained power of nan campus.
"An unthinkable segment and proud infinitesimal arsenic we person assisted @CityCollegeNY successful restoring bid connected campus, culminating successful raising Old Glory erstwhile again connected their field flagpole," Daughtry wrote connected X.
It's unclear erstwhile nan Palestinian emblem was raised connected nan campus' flagpole, but Within Our Lifetime Palestine, a pro-Palestinian relationship connected X, posted a video of it flying successful spot of nan American emblem astatine 8:59 p.m. Tuesday.
ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS SET UP ENCAMPMENT AT NY CITY COLLEGE
New York City Police Department officers tore down a Palestinian emblem astatine City College of New York Wednesday greeting and replaced it pinch an American emblem aft regaining power of field pursuing anti-Israel protests. (X/@NYPDDaughtry / Screenshot)
In akin manner to adjacent Columbia University, CCNY had been experiencing days of anti-Israel protests connected field arsenic agitators called for nan assemblage to divest from Israel and for a cease-fire successful Gaza, among different things.
The protests came to a caput Tuesday evening erstwhile "a ample crowd of demonstrators" marched from Columbia to CCNY, according to a connection released early Wednesday greeting by nan City University of New York (CUNY), nan strategy overseeing CCNY.
Local news outlets reported that nan agitators were firing disconnected flares astatine nan entranceway to nan CCNY campus.
Anti-Israel agitators marched from nan Columbia University field to nan City City of New York field Tuesday night, firing disconnected reddish flares adjacent nan CCNY entrance. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
CUNY nationalist information initially responded and arrested 25 participants, CUNY said, but nan strategy yet made "the difficult decision" to petition backup from nan NYPD, which arrived astatine astir 11:45 p.m. and made an undisclosed number of arrests.
The City College Of New York (CUNY) said it made nan "difficult decision" to telephone successful nan NYPD for backup erstwhile anti-Israel demonstrations astatine nan City College of New York field sewage retired of hand. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
UNIVERSITIES CRACK DOWN ON ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS AS PROTESTERS CALL FOR 'AMNESTY'
The connection said "a bid of convulsive incidents" during nan anti-Israel protests complete nan past six days put nationalist information and nan field organization astatine consequence and led to nan decision.
"This includes a occurrence Sunday nighttime astatine nan Marshak Science Building caused by usage of a flare weapon that brought FDNY to campus, clashes pinch nationalist safety, an attempted break-in astatine Shepard Hall tonight, and a break-in astatine nan Administration Building coming that included nan vandalizing of offices and smashing solid doors," nan connection said.
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CUNY made clear that students are allowed to "demonstrate peacefully and workout their First Amendment rights," but "specific and repeated acts of unit and vandalism" will not beryllium tolerated.
CUNY said students successful its strategy person nan correct to protestation peacefully and to workout their First Amendment rights, but said "violence and vandalism" are unacceptable. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
"CUNY will proceed moving to support our organization free from violence, intimidation and harassment," nan connection concluded.
In an emergency connection connected Tuesday, City College President Vince Boudreau said each field operations would beryllium online until further announcement opening Wednesday.
