Anti-Israel protesters involved in an encampment at Columbia University took over an administrative building early Tuesday morning.
Video footage posted to X showed anti-Israel protesters carrying barricades into Hamilton Hall, an academic building on the university’s campus.
They are now bringing in barricades… https://t.co/fM0Xko6CaZ pic.twitter.com/Y5wS1fiMDx
— Angela Van Der Pluym (@anjewla90) April 30, 2024
In its Telegram channel, Within Our Lifetime (WOL) Palestine posted an announcement calling for protection of the anti-Israel encampment on the campus.
“Student organizers have called on everyone to come to Columbia TONIGHT and defend the encampment after administration’s threats this morning,” the group wrote in a post on the channel.
Other videos posted to X showed anti-Israel protesters smashing the glass doors of Hamilton Hall, as people can be heard…