NEW HAVEN, CT- Around 47 anti-Israel protesters were arrested by police in riot gear at Yale University on Monday after they refused to vacate a protest encampment on the school’s New Haven campus, according to The New York Post.
“Today, members of Yale’s police department isolated the area and asked protesters to show identification; some left voluntarily. When others did not comply after multiple requests, the Yale Police Department issued summonses to 47 students,” a Yale spokesperson said.
The summons is for trespassing and each summoned student could face suspension following their referral for disciplinary action.
The spokesperson also said that protesters were warned repeatedly by police that if they did not clear out, they were risking arrest.
A video posted to X shows dozens of tents in the plaza being checked by police as a group of students gathered around a flagpole, locking arms, and chanting, “We shall not be moved!”
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As arrests were taking place, other defiant students were chanting, “YPD or KKK, IDF they’re all the same,” in an apparent effort to taunt the Yale Police Department (YPD). Another chant that could be heard was, “Arab blood is not cheap, for the martyrs we will speak.”
The protests at Yale took a violent turn when Sahar Tartak, editor-in-chief of the Yale Free Press, was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag on Saturday.
Tartak, who is a Jewish student, was covering the encampment. She told the New York Post, “There’s hundreds of people taunting me and waving the middle finger at me, and then this person waves a Palestinian flag in my face and jabs it in my eye.”
She was prevented from going after him when protesters stopped her.
“Many of the students participating in the protests, including those conducting counterprotests, have done so peacefully. However, I am aware of reports of egregious behavior, such as intimidation and harassment, pushing those in crowds, removal of the plaza flag, and other harmful acts,” Yale president Peter Salovey wrote in an email to students on Sunday.
He also warned the school “will pursue disciplinary actions according to its policies.”
Salovey added, “Yale does not tolerate actions, including remarks that threaten, harass, or intimidate members of the university’s Jewish, Muslim, and other communities. The Yale Police Department is investigating each report, and we will take action when appropriate, including making referrals for student discipline.”
In person classes had been canceled Monday due to rising aggression of protesters last week. Protests continued for the fifth day at Yale on Tuesday.
“Today, members of Yale’s police department isolated the area and asked protesters to show identification; some left voluntarily. When others did not comply after multiple requests, the Yale Police Department issued summonses to 47 students,” a Yale spokesperson said.
The summons is for trespassing and each summoned student could face suspension following their referral for disciplinary action.
The spokesperson also said that protesters were warned repeatedly by police that if they did not clear out, they were risking arrest.
A video posted to X shows dozens of tents in the plaza being checked by police as a group of students gathered around a flagpole, locking arms, and chanting, “We shall not be moved!”
twitter.com/thomasbirm/status/1782360010388803606
As arrests were taking place, other defiant students were chanting, “YPD or KKK, IDF they’re all the same,” in an apparent effort to taunt the Yale Police Department (YPD). Another chant that could be heard was, “Arab blood is not cheap, for the martyrs we will speak.”
The protests at Yale took a violent turn when Sahar Tartak, editor-in-chief of the Yale Free Press, was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag on Saturday.
Tartak, who is a Jewish student, was covering the encampment. She told the New York Post, “There’s hundreds of people taunting me and waving the middle finger at me, and then this person waves a Palestinian flag in my face and jabs it in my eye.”
She was prevented from going after him when protesters stopped her.
“Many of the students participating in the protests, including those conducting counterprotests, have done so peacefully. However, I am aware of reports of egregious behavior, such as intimidation and harassment, pushing those in crowds, removal of the plaza flag, and other harmful acts,” Yale president Peter Salovey wrote in an email to students on Sunday.
He also warned the school “will pursue disciplinary actions according to its policies.”
Salovey added, “Yale does not tolerate actions, including remarks that threaten, harass, or intimidate members of the university’s Jewish, Muslim, and other communities. The Yale Police Department is investigating each report, and we will take action when appropriate, including making referrals for student discipline.”
In person classes had been canceled Monday due to rising aggression of protesters last week. Protests continued for the fifth day at Yale on Tuesday.
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2024-04-24T22:53-0400 | Comment by: James
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