NYPD Descend on Columbia Campus, Arrest Protesters

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On Tuesday, leadership at Columbia University called in the New York City Police Department to break up student protests demanding the university divest from Israel amid its ongoing siege in Gaza , which has led to the deaths of more than 34,000 Palestinians . Protestors were seen being arrested by law enforcement, zip-tied, and loaded onto buses that drove away from campus. Pro- Palestine student protesters have led an encampment at Columbia for two weeks. This is the second time that the