More and more students are demonstrating in support of the Palestinian cause in the midst of the conflict with Israel, and protesting against the support of US forces in Israeli territory.
Hundreds of students were arrested in recent days by the United States police, for participating in protests in defense of Palestine that were held in the vicinity of renowned universities in that country.
The protests at Yale, Columbia and other campuses across the country were launched in response to the latest escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which began on October 7 with a deadly cross-border raid by Islamist Hamas militants and Israel’s forceful response in the Gaza Strip.
He American pro-Palestinian student movement grows every day in the North American country, generating a growing climate of tension and confrontations with the police, who intend to break up the demonstrations. Human rights advocates have noted a general increase in prejudice and hatred against Jews, Arabs and Muslims since the October attack.
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Last Monday, protesters blocked traffic around the Yale campus in New Haven, Connecticut. demanding that the university distance itself from military weapons manufacturerswhich led the police to make arrests, according to video images broadcast on social networks.
More than 40 people were arrested by police, according to the Yale Daily News, a student-run news site. University officials could not be reached for comment. The local press also reported on clashes between students from universities such as Princeton and Harvardand security forces, after the calls of the institutional authorities.
Face-to-face classes are suspended at US universities due to demonstrations
The Columbia President Nemat Minouche Shafik, announced on Monday the suspension of in-person classes in the context of continued student demonstrations on campus. In addition, he again denounced anti-Semitic language and intimidating and harassing behavior that recently occurred at the establishment.
The decision to cancel classes on the New York campus was made after the arrest of more than 100 protesterssome of whom set up dozens of tents in what the school said was “an unauthorized demonstration that disrupted school activities”.
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“These tensions have been exploited and amplified by individuals who are not affiliated with Columbia and came to campus with their own interests,” Shafik said, who last week testified before a House committee, defending the school’s response to protesters’ alleged anti-Semitism. “We need a reset,” she added.
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