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Anti-Israel protesters at NYU admit they have no idea what they’re protesting: ‘I wish I was more educated’
By Emily Crane,
16 days ago
Two Columbia University students who rushed to join NYU’s violent anti-Israel rally are going viral after admitting they had no idea what the protest was about — and wished they were “more educated.”
The unidentified students rattled off their clueless rationale on the steps of the NYU campus in downtown Manhattan as a slew of NYPD cops clad in riot gear stood in the background, as seen in footage viewed more than 3 million times since being shared by former Mayor Rudy Giuliani late Wednesday.
“I think the main goal is just showing our support for Palestine and demanding that NYU stop … I honestly don’t know all of what NYU is doing,” one admitted when asked about the protest’s purpose.
An unnamed Columbia University student gave her bizarre rationale when she was being interviewed on the steps of the NYU campus. A slew of NYPD cops clad in riot gear stood in the background. X / @RudyGiuliani A group of NYU students, faculty and supporters hold signs during a rally in Washington Square Park to protest the arrests. ZUMAPRESS.com
It wasn’t immediately clear when the interview took place, but it emerged just days after the NYPD descended on NYU Monday night to help clear a tent encampment there.
At one point, she turned to her friend (above) to ask if she knew why NYU was protesting — with the friend responding: “About what?” X / @RudyGiuliani More than 100 NYU student and faculty protesters were arrested Monday night when cops moved in to clear the encampment. AP NYPD officers face protesters after detaining demonstrators and clearing an encampment set up by pro-Palestinian students and protesters on NYU’s campus. AFP via Getty Images
More than 100 student and faculty protesters were arrested during the ordeal that saw cops pelted with bottles and one officer struck in the head with a chair.
The students, who were demanding their own school divest holdings tied to Israel over the war in Gaza, created their own “tent city” in solidarity with the sprawling, disruptive encampment set up at Columbia University.
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