Protesters take over Columbia University building in escalation of Israel-Hamas war demonstrations

Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.
KTLA 5's Eric Spillman reports. (April 30, 2024)
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2016: BLM protests
2020: BLM protests
2024: Free Palestine

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2030: …….. never mind. Guess well I’ll just have to wait and see hopefully your spirits right✌️

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*FREE BEER* 🍻

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Where do I get the free beer yo

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Must be seperate groups couldn't possibly be related

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Never saw privilege complain so much👍

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Right.. like I pay $80,000 for lawlessness and like it's unacceptable.

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Hamas inmates running the asylum

[@xandercrews4729]

Weird how getting Hamas out of power isn’t part of these protests.

[@marke8743]

Quote from the Economist "Beware, global jihadists are back on the march
They are using the war in Gaza to radicalise a new generation"

[@justrelaxing1550]

Haha too cold outside for the soft entitled privileged students.

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JAILED and NO AMNESTY

[@harrychu650]

Hey hey how is that test-optional admission process going for you Columbia? Is this the diversity you wanted?

[@alphamale2363]

Bragging about leading protests in your extracurriculars is how you get accepted now.

[@harrychu650]

@@alphamale2363 Yea I got a feeling that is about to change....

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Woke a double edged sword

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Blinken needs to step down

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Makes me sick

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Thanks Mommy 😁 and Daddy 😆 4 Paying 4 My Education 😡😠🤬

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Shame shame pro -p land

[@DONALD_DADDY_TRUMP]

This has nothing to do with USA why protest

[@Michelle-hi1yw]

Student’s tuition goes to the investment of the businesses that escalated Gaza conflicts. It’s their money that causes deaths of many innocent ppl.

[@gabrielaylisto]

Well the US supports Israel so this country should intervene and make Israel stop killing innocent people

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Parents money we’ll spent

[@heathermichael3987]

Well, that’s what the president wants .

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Looks like Coachella!

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1:36 I like this kid, he’s got his head on straight.

[@electricsuitbatman]

Police time

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Now they're being suspended....lol...se ya losers.

[@kencook8819]

They'll be let back in.

[@lolacookie453]

Suspended not expelled, they’ll be back on campus within a week

[@kencook8819]

@@lolacookie453 Good.

[@timcarter2251]

Will they be treated like the jan6th people?

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police was working with jan 6th crowd, here students were defamed, called antisemites, racist for their right to protest against biden endorsed genocide

[@loualiberti4781]

Never saw this coming.

[@TheDuke013]

This will get a lot worse when start negotiating with terrorists.

[@DerakosZrux]

That would usually make sense. But this is a group that represents a people that the West abandoned and allowed Israel to abuse all because they voted for Hamas when their only other option was the Israeli controlled Palestinian Authority. We are as much to blame as Israel for this situation and it's right that our politicians are also being considered for war crime indictments.

[@gabrielaylisto]

They are not terrorists- these young adults just want Israel to stop killing innocent people

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Dum Phux

[@goodcommunitylife]

Why are the pro Palestinian and pro Hamas protesters act like so immature?

[@IsraeliteChildOfTheMostHigh]

Sick of both colon izers

[@itto7915]

because they are worse than that

[@RikBooker]

Terrorism is all they know!

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Suppress the correct voice out of consideration for Israel?

[@gabrielaylisto]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@LeeF945]

Stop speaking out and do something about it chuckie and joey

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F is real

[@rsmith8859]

But Biden said this a peaceful protest

[@mikedavis6711]

So did AOC. She said it was VERY alarming that the schools would ask for outside help.

[@sharontracy-obrien4225]

What can BIDEN say? He has caused this. Besides that is what he was told to say.

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@@mikedavis6711AOC needs to be removed from office

[@drumtwo4seven]

CHUMP JERKIN TUDIX MORE LIKE IT AND *F D T !*

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It’s ok to hate a government or a religion

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Free Palestine

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Remember Kent State - May 4, 1970

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George Who ? Say the low info protestors -

[@kencook8819]

Says the low-info brainwashed conservative.

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Netanyahu is of the belief that committing war crimes is self defense.

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You spelled 'Hamas' wrong.

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😢😢😢😂😂😂😮😮😮😮😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Michelle-hi1yw]

Open the freaking gate! Students who are trapped on campus need food, water, and use the restroom. Depriving basic human needs and force the students to give up and leave is not right.

[@laserblast92]

They are supporting the people that cheered on 9/11.........

[@gabrielaylisto]

No, they want Israel to stop killing innocent people in Palestine 🇵🇸❤

[@runnerfromjupiter]

🇮🇱 God Bless Israel 🇮🇱

[@atmaneboucherit]

Israel has no god

[@gabrielaylisto]

God bless Palestine 🇵🇸 my prayers for them

[@konradhamunyera7126]

😂😂 taking over a building is wrong but enslaving a whole people and grabbing their land is right? Madness

[@markbell2663]

Who’s land?

[@Sam_Guevenne]

Who has been enslaved?

[@gabrielaylisto]

@@Sam_Guevenneblack people - Native Americans

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Stop genocide

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Quitter.

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Free Free Palestine