The American president calls the demonstrations ‘anti-Semitic’. Several universities have ordered the evacuation of the camps organized as protests during these days.
The student protests against the Israeli invasion of Gaza have been extended this weekend until dozens of universities in the United States and hundreds of people have been arrested.
The demonstrations They started at Columbia University.in New York, and have spread to campuses in dozens of states, including Georgia, Indiana, California and Texas, which share in common the rejection of US policy toward Israel and the demand for educational centers with the government and the Israeli private sector. sector.
The students have set up camps in the university facilities, which has led to tensions with the institutions, as many of them claim that this model of protest “violates their policies”, and therefore they have ordered evictions.
On Saturday afternoon, more than 200 students were arrested at universities in Northeastin Boston, Massachusetts; State of Arizonain Tempe, Arizona; Indiana Universityin Bloomington (Indiana); And University of Washingtonin Saint Louis (Missouri).
In the latter situation, the presidential candidate for the independent Green Party, Jill Stein, was arrested by authorities during the eviction in which another 80 people were detained, the university said in a statement.
The university plans to file “burglary” charges against all Saint Louis inmates, and some “could even be charged with resisting arrest and assault” on police officers, the statement said.
In Boston, police arrested more than a hundred people after clearing a student camp set up last Thursday. The Massachusetts State Police announced they will be filing criminal trespass and disorderly conduct charges against those arrested. The university, for its part, said it will “take disciplinary action” against a number of students.
In Arizona, the arrests took place late Friday evening, when police entered a camp and arrested more than 70 people. The university accused the protesters of trespassing on private property, noting that most were “not part of the student body or faculty.”
Indiana University ordered the evacuation of an encampment Saturday afternoon, prompting state police to arrest more than two dozen people who also face trespassing and resisting arrest charges.
“Anti-Semitic” demonstrations
This Monday, the president Joe Biden He condemned what he called “anti-Semitic demonstrations” at universities and rejected “those who do not understand what is happening in Palestine.”
Most Americans are inside disagreement with the management that the democratic government indicates the war in Gaza: according to a survey also published this Sunday by CNN, 71% of citizens disapprove of the president’s policies in this conflict.
This figure is even higher among young voters 81% of respondents are younger than 35 years old showing opposition to Biden’s actions.
Source: EITB
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