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War in Gaza

A group of people stand with protest signs in front of a purple-colored construction wall and barricades

NYU Law admin threatens pro-Palestinian students with disciplinary action

The student group alleged that the administrator disrupted a silent demonstration, where law students displayed signs accusing NYU of funding “genocide” amid the war in Gaza.
Aashna Miharia and Yezen Saadah December 5, 2024

An administrator at the School of Law threatened a group of students with disciplinary action for hosting a pro-Palestinian study-in at the law school library, the NYU Law Students...

A group of people stand with protest signs in front of a purple colored construction wall and barricades

Students protest police presence on campus outside Gould Plaza wall

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators joined students from colleges across New York City for an International Day of Action.
Dharma Niles, News Editor November 22, 2024

Around four dozen students gathered outside the wall barricading Gould Plaza on Thursday afternoon to protest escalated security measures at NYU and an uptick in police presence...

An audience sitting in rows of wooden desks attentively listening in a well-lit conference room with large windows in the background.

NYU, UC Berkeley activists criticize crackdown on free speech at college campuses

At the event, panelists condemned the arrests of pro-Palestinian student protesters on U.S. college campuses.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor November 4, 2024

Activists from NYU and the University of California, Berkeley joined a Wednesday night panel to discuss how student demonstrations in the 1960s’ free speech movement reflect...

A structure with draped white sheets that has the words “N.Y.U. FUNDS GENOCIDE” painted in black and red paint sits in the middle of a walkway with students confronting university staff.

Anti-Zionist Jewish group criticizes NYU ‘restrictions on movement’ at Gaza Solidarity Sukkah

The on-campus group Jews Against Zionism said Campus Safety officers were “increasingly hostile” toward its members at the Tuesday demonstration.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor October 25, 2024

A group of anti-Zionist Jewish students at NYU said in a statement that the university “was aware of credible threats of violence” around a pro-Palestinian sukkah they had...

(Danny Arensberg for WSN)

Jewish students set up Gaza Solidarity Sukkah in Schwartz Plaza

Campus Safety officers barricaded the plaza soon after a group of students and faculty put up the sukkah, which was built in protest of NYU’s ties to Israel and the war in Gaza.
Aashna Miharia, Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah October 22, 2024

This is a developing story. Update, 5:45 The group of demonstrators dismantled the sukkah due to “aggressive agitators,” according to NYU Students for Justice in Palestine’s...

A police officer holds onto a metal barricade, blocking protesters holding Israeli flags from a space. A person in the foreground watches and the back of his jacket reads: “N.Y.P.D. COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.”

Zionist group accused of vandalism demands expulsion of NYU SJP

The group, Betar USA, sent a letter to President Linda Mills criticizing the university’s condemnation of its “violence and vandalism.”
Rory Lustberg and Gigi Liman October 16, 2024

The right-wing Zionist movement, Betar USA, sent a letter to NYU President Linda Mills on Friday, demanding that the university terminate its chapter of Students for Justice in...

Protesters on one side of a street raise Palestinian flags and signs while protestors on the other side raise Israeli flags.

FSJP, NYU condemn ‘violence and vandalism’ from right-wing Zionist group

The group, Betar USA, denied the allegations and called on “all Jewish Americans to boycott NYU.”
Rory Lustberg, Deputy News Editor October 15, 2024

NYU’s chapter of Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine criticized Zionist movement, Betar USA, for allegedly vandalizing a university building and threatening pro-Palestinian...

Tel Aviv seaside. There is a beach and people swimming in the sea. There are tall buildings in the background.

NYU says recent Tel Aviv shooting did not have ‘any effect’ on site operations

A university spokesperson did not report any injuries or harm to NYU community members after the shooting.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 10, 2024

NYU’s study away site in Tel Aviv was not impacted by a shooting in the city on Oct. 1, which took place less than seven miles away from the campus.  “The university is...

(Danny Arensberg for WSN)

Students at NYU join hundreds in Oct. 7 demonstrations

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli student organizations rallied in Washington Square Park to commemorate the loss of life since the start of the war in Gaza.
Samantha Hong and Vasily Belousov October 8, 2024

Hundreds of students at NYU hosted and joined demonstrations and commemorations across campus on Monday, one year after Hamas’ attacks on Israel. The attacks, as well as Israel’s...

A group of police officers and protesters gathered outside a white building. One protester holds a large Palestinian flag on the left, while another has an Israeli flag on the right and police officers stand in the middle.

A look into how U.S. colleges responded to waves of on-campus protests

NYU joined several other higher education institutions across the country in updating its protest guidelines and non-discrimination policies.
Naisha Roy, Editor-at-Large September 30, 2024

On-campus tensions over the war in Gaza left NYU’s administration scrambling to meet the needs of its student body. University policies have evolved in response to its crackdown...

A large group of protestors marching with flags, signs, drums and banners. The large banners in the front left reads “STOP COP CITY”, “FREE PALESTINE” and a phrase in Arabic characters. The large banner on the right reads “GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA” and “WITHIN OUR LIFETIME”

Students join hundreds to protest Netanyahu’s UN address

Protesters began chanting at Grand Central Station before marching to camp outside the hotel Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is staying at.
Rory Lustberg and Sophia Chen September 27, 2024

NYU students joined hundreds in a citywide protest on Thursday against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the United Nations General Assembly.   Demonstrators...

People in multi-colored outfits stand in a circle around candles and flags on the ground.

Students hold vigil in Washington Square Park to mourn deaths in Lebanon and Palestine

Dozens gathered under the Washington Square Arch on Tuesday to grieve the hundreds of lives lost in the ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and Palestine.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor September 26, 2024

More than 40 people, including NYU students and faculty members, gathered in Washington Square Park on Tuesday night to mourn the hundreds of lives lost in Israel’s escalating...