Two faculty members at New York University (NYU) were arrested on Thursday during a demonstration on campus where pro-Palestinian supporters were demanding that the university divest from companies profiting from the Israeli war on Gaza, according to the university’s Faculty for Justice in Palestine chapter.

The arrests occurred during a sit-in at NYU, where students were nonviolently blocking access to the Bobst Library. According to the American Association of University Professors, the professors were not involved in the protest itself but were there to ensure the safety of the student demonstrators.