Columbia students launch bail fundraiser after cops arrest 1 during protest over Israel-Hamas war

Video of the event posted on X, shows police attempting to arrest one protestor and a crowd swarming them yelling "let him go" and getting physically aggressive with NYPD officers, who quickly get the situation under control.

Once the events played out, the Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine page on X posted photos begging for fund to pay bail on behalf of students in custody.

"Bail and Jail support is needed at 1 Police Plaza. Please share with your networks," the account posted. It has been seen over 100,000 times on X.

The group claimed that "multiple Columbia University students were among those arrested" at the protest. However, after 15 people were taken into custody, according to ABC7, 14 of them were given court summons and only one was arrested.

More videos show the demonstrators comparing the NYPD and the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) to the KKK. They chanted, "NYPD, KKK, IDF they're all the same."

According to the New York Post, the "All Out for Palestine" protest started around 3 pm. After the main protest died down, a small group moved to West 107th Street and Broadway where more anti-police sentiment was seen.

"You are violent thugs. You are criminals!" one protester yelled after being placed into custody. "You are the most violent. You are the most f**king violent."

Others chanted, "It is right to rebel. NYPD, burn in hell! It is right to rebel. NYPD, burn in hell!”

During a previous anti-Israel protest last month six people were allegedly sprayed with a foul-smelling chemical, by two people. At the time NYPD said that after the demonstrators smelled the chemical, they began to feel nauseated and began to have headaches.

The NYPD launched an investigation into two suspects, and they were banned from the Columbia University campus.