Portland State University closes campus after anti-Israel protesters occupy, vandalize library

Portland State University has announced its field will beryllium closed Wednesday arsenic images are emerging of nan graffiti and demolition that anti-Israel protesters person caused inside its main library. 

Photos show messages including "We’ll extremity occupying this building erstwhile Israel stops occupying Palestine" and "no much business arsenic usual" spray-painted connected nan walls of nan Millar Library connected nan downtown Portland, Oregon campus. 

KOIN reports that nan building’s occurrence siren strategy has been ripped out. It besides showed video of a heap of chairs and furnishings blocking a stairwell wrong nan building, solid shattered successful 1 area and a shelter group up successful another. 

"PSU Campus will beryllium CLOSED Wednesday 5/1 owed to ongoing incident astatine library," Portland State University says connected its website. 

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Graffiti is pictured connected a wall arsenic pro-Palestinian demonstrators person occupied nan Millar Library connected nan field of Portland State University, successful Portland, Oregon. (John Rudoff/AFP via Getty Images)

On Tuesday, PSU President Ann Cudd, who has requested nan assistance of nan Portland Police Bureau to clear retired nan building, released a video connection containing a plea to nan anti-Israel protesters to extremity their occupation. 

"I’ve heard your demands and I cognize your concerns. They’re very important concerns astir nan unspeakable warfare successful Gaza correct now. I’m consenting to talk to you, to participate into a constructive speech pinch you," she said. "We cannot, however, let nan continued business of Millar Library. That’s conscionable plain and simple." 

"We want you to travel retired of nan library. I’m asking you to please, particularly nan students, please, voluntarily time off nan library, I want to talk to you," Cudd added. 

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A doorway is barricaded against imaginable constabulary introduction arsenic pro-Palestinian demonstrators person occupied nan Millar Library connected nan field of Portland State University. (John Rudoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Cudd said successful a connection posted to PSU’s website that she is "now very concerned" astir nan information of nan group occupying nan room building. 

"Security measures are successful spot astatine PSU buildings, including constricted aliases nary paper access. Faculty, unit and students are asked to enactment disconnected field until further notice," she besides said. 

Police connected Monday nighttime had estimated that 50 to 75 group are presently wrong nan building. 

"With nan breaching of nan room and nan fortification going connected astatine nan library, this has now become a criminal event and it’s nary longer considered to beryllium a nationalist bid aliases free reside arena and requires a different type of response," Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Day said.  

Day added that constabulary are moving pinch PSU and its rule enforcement "to create a scheme to champion attack nan business successful nan hopes of deescalating and resolving this pinch nary arrests aliases nary magnitude of force."  

The president of Portland State University says protesters are now occupying its main library. (KPTV)

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Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said he expects felony charges to beryllium revenge against nan protesters, including burglary and felony criminal mischief, on pinch different imaginable misdemeanors.