Columbia students talk about latest NYPD crackdown on Palestine protests

Meanwhile, Barnard College, an educational institution affiliated with Columbia University, called in the New York Police Department on Wednesday night to arrest students holding a sit-in to protest a decision to expel three students for their activism in support of Palestine.

The scenes of violence instigated by college administrators were reminiscent of the broad repression against student anti-genocide activists last spring. But they come now amid the Trump administration’s threats of an even harsher crackdown on campuses.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that he would halt all federal funding to any educational institution “that allows illegal protests” and vowed to deport foreign students and expel or arrest American students. We’ll talk about the crackdown at Barnard.

We are joined by student organizers to hear more about the situation on their campus.

This is a segment from The Electronic Intifada's livestream on day 47 of the Gaza ceasefire. Ali Abunimah, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanley were joined by Sarah Leah Whitson, the executive director of DAWN, three Columbia University students and Abubaker Abed live from the Gaza Strip. You can watch the full show here: https://rumble.com/v6q6lny-breaking-news-and-analysis-on-day-47-of-the-gaza-ceasefire-the-electronic-i.html

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