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Shafik authorizes NYPD to sweep ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ officers in riot gear arrest over 100

All students identified as being involved in the encampment have also been suspended, Shafik wrote to the NYPD.

By Stella Ragas / Staff Photographer
Shafik notified the campus community in an email on Thursday afternoon that she authorized NYPD on campus in accordance with Section 444 of the University statutes.
By Maya Stahl, Sarah Huddleston, and Shea Vance • April 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM












Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
The NYPD forcibly carried several demonstrators off campus.








Photo by Judy Goldstein / Senior Staff Photographer
Demonstrators formed circles on the opposite lawn as police swept the encampment






















Photo by Sydney Lee / Senior Staff Photographer
Spectators surrounded the encampment as the sweep went on.












Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Cornel West gave a speech to demonstrators.











Photo by Frances Cohen / Staff Photographer
Counterprotesters held Israeli and U.S. flags.





Photo by Isabel Iino / Staff Photographer
Police wore protective riot gear.






Photo by Stella Ragas / Staff Photographer
Demonstrators and spectators looked on as police swept the encampment


















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