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Hundreds of NYPD cops storm Columbia campus to clear out anti-Israel mob

Several hundred NYPD cops stormed onto Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday night to oust a pro-terror mob that illegally took over an academic building amid ongoing anti-Israel protests on campus.

The cops are expected to arrest the group that barged into Hamilton Hall early Tuesday morning in a drastic escalation of the protest at the Ivy League school, according to police sources.

Shortly before entering the Morningside Heights campus at 9:13 p.m., about 100 cops from the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit packed into buses and headed to Columbia in preparation for the university’s call for help, sources told The Post.

Dozens of others wearing riot gear and holding zip-tie handcuffs were huddled on the street corner, apparently waiting for the go-ahead.

The NYPD blocked pedestrian and vehicular traffic on 114th Street and Broadway, while spectators chastised them: “Shame, shame, shame!”

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 @DiplomacyLilySocialistfrom Wisconsin  commented…1yr1Y

So you support the killing of women and children that these kids are protesting?

 @RadicalSeafowlRepublican from California  disagreed…1yr1Y

They aren't protesting that. They're just using it as an excuse to create chaos, they don't care about Palestine.

 @CheeseHazelVeteranfrom Kansas  commented…1yr1Y

Where was this response in 2020?

 @AdoringMackerelRepublican from New York  commented…1yr1Y

Summer of love…. “Mostly peaceful fires” I mean…. Mostly peaceful “protests”

 @BrainyChowderWorking Familyfrom Pennsylvania  commented…1yr1Y

Democratic governor. Democratic mayor. Democratic super majorities in the state senate, state house, and city council.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 @VetoOrangeGreen from Nebraska  commented…1yr1Y

At least NYPD was able to mobilize a force capable of occupying Gaza just to deal with a few kids that need baths.

 @XenialMinorityVeteran from Utah  commented…1yr1Y

Praying for the safety of the NYPD officers.🙏

Clean them out.

 @C4pitalistCoatiWorking Family from California  commented…1yr1Y

Once a riot is declared, a new level of force can be used. Get your popcorn folks.

 @BrightPloverGreen from New York  commented…1yr1Y

Larry Summers deplores the Palestinian flag as in itself an anti-semitic symbol.

Biden condemns use of a standard Arabic phrase ...

And what triggers this derangement are campus protests not events in Palestine.

Dem establishment are completely losing their minds.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1yr1Y

Where do you draw the line between maintaining public order and suppressing free expression, particularly in educational settings?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1yr1Y

Is there ever a justifiable reason for protesters to take over a building, and if so, under what circumstances?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1yr1Y

What emotions do you experience when you hear about a 'mob' versus a 'group of protesters,' and how does language influence your perception of their cause?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1yr1Y

Should protest participants expect legal repercussions if they occupy buildings, or is that part of their right to free speech?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1yr1Y

How do you feel about law enforcement using significant force to disband protests at academic institutions?

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Biden will issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

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