Maggie Gyllenhaal’s daughter Ramona Sarsgaard has been arrested amid a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University that saw the main campus library shut down
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s daughter, Ramona Sarsgaard, has found herself in hot water after getting arrested following a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University. The 18-year-old student was slapped with a “desk appearance ticket for criminal trespassing,” according to reports.
Ramona was allegedly amongst the crowd of some 80 people rallying outside the academic institution’s Butler Library during the peak of finals week. During the protest, it was reported that some students took to standing on desks inside the library shouting out “Free Palestine.”
Additionally, they taped messages on tables and unfurled a banner from the bookcases emblazoned with, “Columbia will burn.”
At least two university security personnel sustained injuries. The New York Police Department descended on the scene, resulting in a total of 80 arrests, reports the Mirror US.
Fox News reports the crowd was composed of 19 males and 61 females, who were hauled off by authorities. A source told the news network that no less than 65 of those detained by police were enrolled students at the prestigious Ivy League school.
The NYPD dispersed the demonstration, with circulating video clips capturing protesters being paraded out of the building in zip ties and onto police buses. Beyond the arrests, there have been reports of 65 suspensions handed out to students.
It remains uncertain whether Ramona faced suspension. Meanwhile, another 33 people, including affiliates of the institution, have been interdicted from the campus premises post-protest.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal, has yet to break her silence regarding the incident involving her daughter.
Ramona’s mum Maggie is also a Columbia University alumnus, where she studied English Literature before shining on the silver screen in blockbusters like The Dark Knight. Maggie and her husband, Peter Sarsgaard, were over the moon to welcome Ramona into their lives as well as daughter Gloria.
Acting talents Maggie and Peter have both dipped their toes in cinematic ventures delving into aspects of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Maggie made waves as a British-Israeli tycoon championing peace between Israel and Palestine in the acclaimed miniseries The Honorable Woman.
Discussing the series with the Hollywood Reporter, Maggie remarked: “It can be so difficult to have a conversation about what is happening in Israel and Palestine right now.
“[The show] very consciously does not take a side; it doesn’t say, ‘We believe this, and we don’t believe that.’ We lay out aspects of the conflict, and we ask the audience to think and feel for themselves.”
Peter took on a role in September 5, a dramatic retelling of the 1972 Munich Massacre’s tragic events, when Palestinian terrorists targeted the Olympic Games, holding Israeli athletes at knife-point.
The Mirror has contacted Maggie’s representatives for comment.
Source: Mirror
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