Police raided an anti-Israel encampment at Fordham University this week, arresting 15 people.
NOW: Protesters are rallying outside Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in support of the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ which was set up earlier this morning
Students inside encampment are rallying with the crowd outside through the windows pic.twitter.com/aHvstN5MbZ
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Fordham University president Tania Tetlow released a statement on Wednesday condemning the encampment, comparing it to an act of burglary, while lamenting the academic institution had no choice but to call the police.
“This morning, the wave of protests and encampments spreading across the country came to our campus at Lincoln Center. Several dozen people pushed inside the lobby of the Lowenstein building and set up tents. After threats of conduct sanctions, most left,” she wrote in an email. “The remaining protesters refused to identify themselves or whether they were members of our community. After several warnings, NYPD arrested fifteen people for misdemeanor trespassing. We believe some of those were Fordham students.”
“We draw the line at intrusions into a classroom building, especially by people who are not members of our community. (There is a difference between free speech and people barging into your home to shout.) Outside of Lowenstein, hundreds of protesters came from elsewhere, drawn by social media invitations to support the few protesters on the other side of the window. The growing crowd outside banged on the glass so violently we worried they would break it. We worried that the protesters would rush further into campus,” she said.
Similar encampments have sprung up across the country, including UCLA.
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