NYPD Clears Fordham University Encampment

New York police made 15 arrests while dispersing a tent encampment set up by anti-Israel protesters at Fordham University on Wednesday afternoon as college campuses continued to be rocked by unrest not seen since the days of the Vietnam War.

The arrests at Fordham came a day after hundreds of protesters were arrested in similar demonstrations at Columbia University and The City College of New York.

At approximately 5:26 p.m., police reportedly entered the lobby of Fordham’s Lowenstein Hall, where Students for Justice in Palestine erected tents as part of a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in the early hours Wednesday.

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