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NYPD Reveals Details About the 'Professional' Pro-Hamas Agitators Popping Up on Campuses

NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard has revealed that pro-Hamas protests terrorizing Jewish communities on college campuses are being fueled by outside agitators. In an interview with Fox News's Neil Cavuto, Sheppard stated that the NYPD is confident these agitators are professionals flown in from around the world to incite chaos at universities. Funded by private sources, these individuals manipulate young students into joining radical protests to foster a sense of belonging. Arrests at Columbia University showed that 29% of those taken into custody were unaffiliated with the school, while 60% of arrests at City College of New York (CCNY) were outside agitators. Over 2,200 people have been arrested at university protests across the country in the past week. Despite the unrest, the Biden administration has yet to indicate whether they will launch an investigation into the protests, rejecting calls from Republican lawmakers to deploy National Guard troops, citing potential escalation.