From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 12, 2024
‘Intifada revolution’: Dozens of anti-Israel protesters rally outside NYU library; two detained
Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.
Several dozen anti-Israel protesters rally outside NYU’s library on the last day of class for the semester.
The protesters chant “intifada revolution” and “Tel Aviv is stolen land” while beating a wooden spoon in a metal bowl. Many are covering their faces with keffiyehs.
“While you’re learning, Gaza’s burning,” they say.
At least two protesters are detained in a police van next to the protest. Other demonstrators curse at police, calling them “pigs.”
“We gain strength from our martyrs,” a speaker tells the crowd.
The campus tightens security at the library. Around a dozen campus security officers man a barricade at the building entrance and check student IDs for those entering. A line of students huddled against the winter cold stretches down the block.
The student protesters are demanding that the university disclose and divest holdings from “companies aiding the Israeli occupation of Palestine.”
Chants for an intifada outside NYU library on the last day of class pic.twitter.com/xyzsg7e2ZZ
— Luke Tress (@luketress) December 12, 2024
