Massive crowd gathers as Columbia University faculty walk out after arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters from phone calls Watch Video

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Huge crowds gathered outside Columbia University buildings as faculty members staged a demonstration in support of pro-Palestine protesters on Monday 22 April.<br/><br/>Students at the private college in New York City ramped up demonstrations and encampments last week after school officials testified before Congress about potential antisemitism on their campus.<br/><br/>The New York Police Department arrested some 100 students last week after the university’s president requested they respond and the establishment’s officials have called for students to de-escalate tensions and “rebuild ties”.<br/><br/>However, several faculty members staged a walkout on Monday to protest the previous week’s arrests.