Several hundred students and pro-Palestinian supporters rally at the intersection in front of Woolsey Hall on the campus of Yale University, in New Haven, Conn., on April 22.Police arrested dozens of people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Yale University on Monday, hours after Columbia University canceled in-person classes in response to protesters setting up tent encampments at its New York City campus last week.
Human rights advocates have reported a general rise in bias and hate incidents against Jews, Arabs and Muslims since Oct. 7. There was particular concern in recent days, with the Jewish holiday of Passover beginning on Monday. The school said the encampment violated rules. Police arrested more than 100 students from Columbia and neighboring Barnard College on charges of trespassing. Columbia and Barnard have suspended dozens of students involved in the protests.
“We have received reports that Israeli students walking on campus had their flags taken away from them, snatched out of their hands,” Tarik Shappard, the chief police spokesperson, said at a press conference on Monday outside the campus. “But we have not received any reports of any physical harm against any student.”
“Even in recent days, we’ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews,” he said. “This blatant antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous – and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country.”
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