Biden supports “freedom of expression and non-discrimination” in universities, where demonstrations against the war in Gaza are taking place

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, reports AFP.

Universities have become a hot point of debate in the United States, and a movement across America is calling for an end to the war in the Palestinian enclave and, more broadly, an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

The American right accuses the students of anti-Semitism.

“The president believes that freedom of expression, debate and non-discrimination on university campuses are important,” announced Wednesday, in a press conference, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre.

Significant tensions remain in some American universities, especially in New York, but also on the East Coast, after, at the request of the universities, the police arrested many students who oppose the war that is devastating the Gaza Strip.

The students denounce the military and diplomatic support of Israel by the United States.

The democratic president, who is running in November for a second term in the White House, against Donald Trump, 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 announced a vast plan to support Israel, which provides billions of dollars to meet the “urgent humanitarian needs” in the Gaza Strip.

Editor: Liviu Cojan

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