Cooper Union came under criticism from local leaders after Jewish students said they were barricaded inside the school library as a pro-Palestinian demonstration moved inside.
Cooper Union is coming under criticism after Jewish students at the university say a pro-Palestinian rally got out of hand, with staff locking them inside a library for their safety.Tempers flared Thursday afternoon as pro-Israel supporters held a press conference outside Cooper Union, where they say students on Wednesday were barricaded inside the school library as a pro-Palestinian demonstration moved inside.
She and other advocates say the president was "funneled out through a tunnel in the back" by private security. They could not provide evidence of this claim.Pro-Palestinian student walkouts take place at Princeton, NYU and Columbia Her interruptions were met with jeers, and one pro-Israel attendee shouting, "Shut the up, you !"Jewish students who were in the library Wednesday were not at the press conference. Supporters say they feared for their safety. But one parent who was at the press conference says her daughter was inside.
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