📢Pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University are protesting Israeli military action in Gaza.
🚩Over 100 people have been arrested in the protest, mainly for trespassing and disorderly conduct.
💼The students are demanding that the university divest from companies supporting Israel.
💔Chants during the protest call for an end to the conflict in the Middle East and freedom for Palestine.
🗣️The protesters have faced racism and harassment but are determined to speak up for the Palestinian people.
Why are the students protesting?
—The students are protesting Israeli military action in Gaza and demanding that Columbia University divest from companies supporting Israel.
How many people have been arrested?
—Over 100 people have been arrested in the protest, mainly for trespassing and disorderly conduct.
What are the protesters' demands?
—The protesters are demanding that Columbia University divest from companies supporting Israel.
What chants are being used during the protest?
—Chants include 'Hands off the Middle East! Palestine will be free!'
Have the protesters faced any challenges?
—The protesters have faced racism and harassment, but they are determined to continue speaking up for the Palestinian people.
00:04Pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University continue to protest Israeli military action in Gaza.
00:10Over 100 people have been arrested in the protest, mainly for trespassing and disorderly conduct.
00:19The students are demanding that Columbia University divest from companies supporting Israel.
01:06Chants during the protest call for an end to the conflict in the Middle East and freedom for Palestine.
02:12The protesters have faced racism and harassment but are determined to speak up for the Palestinian people.
