Police officers at the City University of New York (CUNY) are concerned that the university is unprepared to handle possible anti-Israel protests during the fall semester, the New York Post reported.

No meetings have been held regarding potential protests, and there could be a shortage of police officers if unexpected protests occur. said The CUNY system spoke to NYP on condition of anonymity. What's Included Several protests broke out on 25 campuses during the spring semester, including one Included We will take over the Graduate Center library.

“There have been no meetings about this,” a CUNY official told NYP. “Everyone has been on vacation since camp ended. There's been no talk of, 'Let's get ready for September.'”

“It's going to be a disaster,” another officer told the New York Post. “We don't have enough people. If there are spontaneous protests that we don't know about, we're going to be outnumbered. Just by the number of students enrolled, we're going to be outnumbered.”

According to the NYPD, officers pointed to CUNY Public Safety Director Andre Brown's “hands-off” approach to policing, as well as the hiring of private security contractors with no formal training in crowd control.

CUNY Schools start It was restored on August 28th.

Protesters at the City University of New York's Upper Manhattan campus caused more than $3 million in damage during anti-Israel protests this spring, the New York Post reported. ReportedCUNY was spending $4 million to increase security at City College and other campuses under a contract with Security Services Inc.

Protesters also occupied the CUNY Graduate Center library, seeking to rename it “Al-Aqsa University Library.” Reported.

“The safety of the campus community is not their concern,” a CUNY police officer told NYP. “They're not concerned about students or staff. What they're concerned about is their image and allowing students to express their freedom of speech.” (Related article: Labor leaders plan to sue Colombia after anti-Israel protesters take workers “hostage”)

CUNY and the CUNY Department of Public Safety did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller News Foundation's requests for comment, and Andre Brown could not be reached.

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