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More than 100 people were arrested at Columbia University last week, many of them students, for refusing to leave their “solidarity camps” following multiple warnings from the university, according to the BBC.
Since then, a wave of demonstrations has sprung up in other locations — from California to New York — leading to hundreds more arrests. About 108 people were arrested overnight in Boston.
Protesters say free speech is being silenced.
There have also been reports of anti-Semitic incidents at some of the protests – which have previously been condemned by the White House.
Days of protests at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts culminated in the arrest of more than 100 protesters overnight and the injury of four police officers. Police said three officers had minor injuries and one was “more seriously” injured, and none of those arrested were injured.
The students painted a violent picture of the incidents. “There were people thrown to the ground, with their arms behind their backs, dragged, pushed … without much care for the safety of those they were removing,” one student told CBS.
Classes at the university have been canceled for Thursday.
The students set up camp on Sunday evening in an alley near the university. They remained until their removal early Thursday morning, despite warnings from the police.
At the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, 93 people were arrested Wednesday on trespassing charges. The pro-Palestinian protesters were equipped with megaphones and drums. They were met by officers in riot gear, who swooped in to disperse the crowd, warning the protesters to leave. Several helicopters flew over the area.
“Time is up. Leave the area or you will be arrested,” police told the protesters.
The protest was mostly peaceful at first, but then turned tense. As police tried to detain a woman, protesters threw water bottles at law enforcement
The arrests at USC were made as students gathered in Alumni Park – where the university’s graduation ceremony is scheduled to take place next month. Teachers were able to hold their classes online on Thursday.
At the University of Texas at Austin, mounted police entered the large crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the school’s campus. Images of the confrontation between police and protesters show several people handcuffed, face down.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the protesters “must be locked up.”
Protesters reject accusations of anti-Semitism
Many of the protesters rejected accusations of anti-Semitism, arguing that opposition to the Israeli government’s handling of the Gaza war does not mean it is targeting Jews.
There is a difference between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, they argue. Zionism refers to the movement to create a Jewish state in the Middle East, which roughly corresponds to the historical land of Israel.
Many of the organizers of the demonstrations and some college officials acknowledged that there were incidents of anti-Semitism at the rallies, but blamed them on outside agitators not affiliated with the campus.
A New York student, Caroline Daisy, said “this is not an anti-Semitic movement, but the protesters outside are a different story.”
The Columbia students said they “strongly reject any form of hatred or bigotry” and criticized “inflammatory individuals who do not represent us”.
Biden supports “freedom of expression, debate and non-discrimination” in universities
American President Joe Biden “supports freedom of expression, debate and non-discrimination” in universities, the White House announces, in the context of tense demonstrations on American campuses against Israel’s War in the Gaza Strip.
The American right accuses the students of anti-Semitism.
“The president considers freedom of expression, debate and non-discrimination on university campuses to be important”, announced Wednesday, in a press conference, a spokeswoman for the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre.
The democratic president, who is running for a second term against Donald Trump in November, is caught in the middle between this support for Israel and the anger of a part of his left-wing voters, especially young people.
Joe Biden on Wednesday promulgated a vast plan to help Israel.
This plan envisages billions of dollars intended to respond to the “urgent humanitarian aid needs” of the Gaza Strip.
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