Police detained a group of New York University students and teachers who staged a sit-in outside the Leonard Stern School of Business, CNN reports.
The protesters chanted anti-Israeli slogans. Some of them wrapped their heads in Arabic scarves (keffiyeh).
The strike was called in solidarity with Palestine and as a symbol of condemnation of Israel’s 200-day war in Gaza, the report said.
At times, groups of Israeli supporters carrying Israeli flags appeared alongside the protesters.
No serious incidents were reported.