100+ arrested in day of unrest, mass protest at Columbia University over Gaza, Israel
The mass demonstration at New York City’s Ivy League school and its aftermath represented an escalation after months of tensions over the war.
Demonstrators holding a banner protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers as they block a street, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 18, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/CAITLIN OCHS)ByLUKE TRESS/JTA