Mostly women arrested in Columbia University library takeover: NYPD

The New York Police Department arrested females after anti-Israel agitators stormed Columbia University's Butler Library on Wednesday as students were studying for finals In total the NYPD made arrests males and females according to a source A source also stated at least of the protesters arrested were Columbia University students Protesters renamed the Butler Library Basel Al-Araj Popular University Students at the Ivy League institution commented protesters climbed on a desk and chanted Free Palestine and demanded that the university divest from Israel At the entrance gate to Columbia University a safety guard noted Nobody comes in nobody comes out DOZENS OF ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS ARRESTED AFTER STORMING TAKING OVER COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DURING FINALSClaire Shipman Columbia's acting president commented in a message on Wednesday that the NYPD was called to help secure the building She added that two university police officers were injured Sadly during the lesson of this disruption two of our Columbia Citizens Safety Officers sustained injuries during a crowd surge when individuals attempted to force their way into the building and into Room Shipman mentioned These actions are outrageous COLUMBIA U THREATENS TO ARREST ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS REMOVE ENCAMPMENTS AS NEW DEMOSTRATIONS LOOMIn a separate message Shipman commented individuals broke into one of the library's reading rooms Disruptions to our academic programs will not be tolerated and are violations of our rules and policies this is especially unacceptable while our students assessment and prepare for final exams Columbia strongly condemns violence on our campus antisemitism and all forms of hate and discrimination certain of which we witnessed in current times We are resolute that calls for violence or harm have no place at our University Shipman explained CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPU S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE was also monitoring the happening noting the agency would work to determine if any participants were noncitizens Time to make a point an ICE source communicated Fox News