Dramatic footage from a helicopter circling above shows the moment crowds swelled and converged on dozens of officers, appearing to push towards them in an effort to eject them from the area.
Violent clashes have erupted between police officers and masked protesters who have blocked a coach trying to take migrants from a hotel to the Bibby Stockholm barge.
The Ivy League leader has issued a statement saying many Jewish students have found the atmosphere ‘intolerable’ and left the campus as a result.
Police have arrested several demonstrators.
Shai Davidai (pictured), an assistant professor at the Business School was caught on camera in a fiery face-off with pro-Palestine students on Monday morning.
The two rival pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protests took place alongside each other in Tottenham Court Road, central London.