Officers with the New York Metropolis Police Division restored the American flag on the Metropolis School of New York campus after it was changed with a Palestinian flag by anti-Israel agitators throughout a protest.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry applauded the transfer on X, previously Twitter, at round 12:39 a.m. Wednesday – not lengthy after officers gained management of the campus.
“An unimaginable scene and proud second as we’ve assisted @CityCollegeNY in restoring order on campus, culminating in elevating Outdated Glory as soon as once more on their campus flagpole,” Daughtry wrote on X.
It is unclear when the Palestinian flag was raised on the campus’ flagpole, however Inside Our Lifetime Palestine, a pro-Palestinian account on X, posted a video of it flying rather than the American flag at 8:59 p.m. Tuesday.
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In related style to close by Columbia College, CCNY had been experiencing days of anti-Israel protests on campus as agitators known as for the college to divest from Israel and for a cease-fire in Gaza, amongst different issues.
The protests got here to a head Tuesday night when “a big crowd of demonstrators” marched from Columbia to CCNY, in accordance with a press release launched early Wednesday morning by the Metropolis College of New York (CUNY), the system overseeing CCNY.
Native information shops reported that the agitators had been firing off flares on the entrance to the CCNY campus.
CUNY public security initially responded and arrested 25 members, CUNY mentioned, however the system finally made “the tough resolution” to request backup from the NYPD, which arrived at about 11:45 p.m. and made an undisclosed variety of arrests.
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The assertion mentioned “a sequence of violent incidents” through the anti-Israel protests over the previous six days put public security and the campus group in danger and led to the choice.
“This features a hearth Sunday night time on the Marshak Science Constructing brought on by use of a flare gun that introduced FDNY to campus, clashes with public security, an tried break-in at Shepard Corridor tonight, and a break-in on the Administration Constructing tonight that included the vandalizing of workplaces and smashing glass doorways,” the assertion mentioned.
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CUNY made clear that college students are allowed to “display peacefully and train their First Modification rights,” however “particular and repeated acts of violence and vandalism” is not going to be tolerated.
“CUNY will proceed working to maintain our group free from violence, intimidation and harassment,” the assertion concluded.
In an emergency message on Tuesday, Metropolis School President Vince Boudreau mentioned all campus operations could be on-line till additional discover starting Wednesday.