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Columbia was the first university to see a large camp form on campus in opposition the Gaza war. Quoting an NYPD spokesperson, CNN just reported that the force has also cleared the nearby protest encampment on Columbia's lawn.
The site rapidly grew in size on April 18, one day after the university's president testified to Congress about antisemitism on campus. No injuries were apparently reported during the clearance operation.
The university sent police in, citing "a harassing and intimidating environment for many of our students". More than 100 protesters were arrested It is unclear how many people have been arrested, although the spokesman and journalists at the scene have reported that the figure is in the dozens.
Dozens of sympathetic protests then began to pop up at other US universities. One of the student negotiators who has gained prominence in recent days, Mahmoud Khalil, told CNN he believes that student protests will continue in some form.
In Texas, California and Georgia, police have used force to detain students and other protesters. But other universities have taken a different approach, and left the protests continue unimpeded.
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