Tensions escalated outside The New School in Greenwich Village on Thursday.
The university is on day 11 of a student encampment protesting their school’s involvement in Israel.
What You Need To Know
- Dozens of people gathered outside in support of students holding the encampment, while a few dozen across the street were against them
- The organization New School for Palestine said the school has agreed to a partial disclosure of investments
- The New School has not responded to a request for comment
Dozens of people gathered outside in support of students holding the encampment, while a few dozen across the street were against them.
The organization New School for Palestine said the school has agreed to a partial disclosure of investments.
The New School has not responded to a request for comment.
As chants erupted, less than a mile away across Washington Square Park, a quieter encampment at New York University.
Pro-Palestinian student organizers said they will stay outside the John A. Paulson Center until all their demands are met. They’ve been there since Monday.
This is the second encampment after university officials asked the NYPD to remove another one on Gould Plaza the previous Monday.
“When one camp goes down, another one comes up stronger. Long live student intifada,” Reyna Workman, a student organizer at NYU, said.
Intifada, an Arabic word for rebellion, is something seen not only at schools across the city, but across the country and has led to a response from President Joe Biden.
“Dissent must never lead to disorder or denying the rights of others so students can finish the semester and their college education,” Biden said.
But some educators participating in the protests say this is part of their education.
“As an educator, it’s important to me to protect free speech and to support students as well,” Meira Gold, an assistant professor at NYU, said.