Over 100 protesters arrested at Columbia University

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April 19, 2024 at 12:40 PM

More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were arrested after the school's president gave New York police the green light to clear the protesters. Here's why.

Video Transcript

- [CHANTING]

- Columbia University students have a proud history of protest and raising their voices. Students have a right to free speech but do not have a right to violate university policies and disrupt learning on campus.

[SHOUTING, EXCLAIMING]

[BOOING]

[SHOUTING, EXCLAIMING]

- (CHANTING) Free, free, free Palestine. Free, free Palestine. Free, free Palestine.

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