Rockland’s top law enforcement official is concerned. The number of rallies around the country, mainly on college campuses, are on the rise. They’re rallying in support a free Palestine, and in some cases the rallies are turning aggressive and violent against Jews and Israel’s supporters. Rockland County Sheriff Lou Falco says while peaceful protests are fine, social media and other activities are being monitored to pre-empt any violence that may spill over to our area…
Rockland is home to three colleges. Two of them, St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill and Dominican University in Orangeburg, are both located in Orangetown. Supervisor Teresa Kenny says she’s not yet that concerned…
Hundreds of protesters have been arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York since late Tuesday, and more have been taken into custody at UCLA and elsewhere. In a statement, the City University of New York said they are continuing to survey damage to City College’s Admin Building, and other locations on campus where demonstrators smashed glass doors, graffitied walls, painted-over cameras and ransacked property. The cost of repairs has yet to be determined.
News 12, meanwhile, is reporting the Pro-Palestinian protests have made their way into the Hudson Valley. They report SUNY New Paltz had people setting up tents and signs on the campus’ lawn calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. That started early yesterday afternoon. The school’s president spoke with the demonstrators, and told them their actions were in violation of school rules but he intends to maintain an open dialog with them. The University said hatred, bigotry, racism, intolerance, antisemitism, Islamophobia or violence on campus will not be tolerated.