Opposing demonstrators faced off in front of Columbia University in New York City on Tuesday, April 30.Ben Von Klemperer captured this video, and posted it to
X with a caption, reading in part, “
NYPD stands between opposing camps.”The footage shows supporters of Palestine and Israel exchanging tense words as chants continue in the background.The protests outside the gates of Columbia come a day after students
entered and barricaded themselves inside Hamilton Hall on campus. In a statement on Tuesday, Columbia University Office of Public Affairs announced access to campus would be
limited to allow only essential employees and students living in residential buildings.In a later
statement, the school said students occupying Hamilton Hall faced expulsion. Credit: Ben Von Klemperer via Storyful