Nearly 80 Arrested in Anti-Israel Protest at Columbia University

Ramona Sarsgaard, the 18-year-old daughter of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and actor Peter Sarsgaard, was arrested during an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University where nearly 80 students stormed the Butler Library amid finals week, disrupting study sessions and vandalizing property. Protesters, many wearing keffiyehs, chanted slogans such as "Free Palestine" and declared the library a "liberated zone," leading to clashes with campus security and New York Police Department, which resulted in injuries to two safety officers. Columbia University responded with at least 65 interim suspensions of students involved, although it is unclear if Ramona was among them. The protest, organized by the group Columbia University Apartheid Divest, is part of a broader wave of Gaza War demonstrations across the United States calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the protest, stating that "Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation" and indicated that visa statuses of the demonstrators were under review. Neither Maggie Gyllenhaal nor Peter Sarsgaard has publicly commented on the incident.