This encampment follows one similar that was set up on the campus of Columbia University last week where students also decried the Ivy League college s dealings with the Jewish state.
For the fifth day, pro-Palestinian students occupy a central lawn on the Columbia University campus, on April 21, 2024 in New York City. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the ongoing protests at Columbia University, condemning examples of antisemitism and hate speech in a statement Sunday."I am horrified and disgusted with the antisemitism being spewed at and around the Columbia University campus," Adams said.Protests over the Israel-Hamas war continued at the University campus in Upper Manhattan for the fifth day on Sunday, which has led to the arrest of over 100 people, according to police."I have instructed the NYPD to investigate any violation of law that is reported," Adams said. "Rest assured, the NYPD will not hesitate to arrest anyone who is found to be breaking the law."Mayor Adams called out specific examples of hate speech, such as, "a young woman holding a sign with an arrow
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