Pro-Palestinian Student Activists Take Control of Barnard College Building in NYC

Videos of the crowd showed Palestinian flags and slogans such as ‘Barnard funds genocide.’
Pro-Palestinian Student Activists Take Control of Barnard College Building in NYC
People enter the main gate to Barnard College in New York City’s Upper West Side on Dec. 12, 2019. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—On the afternoon of Feb. 27, masked pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Barnard College’s Milbank Hall and assaulted a school employee, according to the school.

Videos posted online show a group of kaffiyeh-wearing protesters pushing their way into the main building of Barnard College during class time. They beat drums, chanted with megaphones, and vandalized the walls.

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