NYU condemned a message from the People\u2019s Solidarity Coalition which the university claims to have included \u201ca deplorable \u2018embrace\u2019 of \u2018armed struggle\u2019\u201d in a <\/span>public statement<\/span><\/a> Thursday, a message the group said was \u201cintentionally misread.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
This past semester, NYU authorized the New York City Police Department to sweep two pro-Palestinian encampments which led to the arrests of dozens of students, faculty and alumni. Several demonstrators have also faced sanctions and disciplinary proceedings, <\/span>including writing assignments<\/span><\/a> groups on campus like Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine said were \u201cmorally odious and completely out of place.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
The PSC, along with other groups at NYU, have continued to demand that the university remove police from campus, pardon those facing disciplinary action, divest from companies with ties to Israel and shut down its study away site in Tel Aviv. Some faculty and staff are <\/span>threatening to withhold<\/span><\/a> administrative work for the fall semester if NYU\u2019s administration doesn\u2019t fulfill the groups\u2019 demands by Aug. 15. A university spokesperson did not respond to multiple requests for comment regarding the potential service strike.<\/span><\/p>\n
Contact Dharma Niles at dniles@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n
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