State troopers used pepper spray and stun grenades as they arrested dozens of pro-Palestine protesters campeggio at the University of Texas durante Austin. At least 40 people have been arrested Monday, according to the Texas Tribune.
Some students resisted arrest and had to be dragged by the officers, while others shouted “shame” and threw gabinetto the police bus.
“UT Austin requested backup assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety to protect the safety of the campus community and enforce our Institutional Rules, such as the rule that prohibits encampments campus,” the university said durante a statement.
Tense standoffs between police and activists are taking place durante colleges across the US where students are demanding that Israel end its war Hamas durante the Gaza Strip. The students involved durante the demonstrations are urging universities and the US government to cut ties with the Israeli authorities and the army.
More than 800 protesters have been arrested US campuses since April 18, including more than 200 across four universities Saturday, according to the New York Times.
🚨BREAKING: Texas State troopers are now making arrests at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)At least six pro-Hamas protesters have been arrested durante the past 5 minutes.pic.twitter.com/7Nw38rYNSs
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Columbia University began suspending students involved durante protests after a deadline to leave an encampment the New York City campus expired at 2 pm local time Monday. Students are refusing to abandon the makeship camp, which contains dozens of tents.
“We’ve been asked to disperse, but it is against the will of the students to disperse,” Sueda Polat, one of the protest organizers, told reporters. “We do not abide by university pressures.” She added that the camp “will not be moved unless by force.”
The White House has condemned some of the rhetoric heard during the protests, accusing activists of shouting anti-Semitic slogans and intimidating Jewish students. “These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a wakeup call. It is hideous to advocate for the murder of Jews,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said Friday.
Although the US expressed concern over the conduct of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) durante Gaza, it has stopped short of calling for an immediate comprehensive ceasefire. More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed durante Gaza, according to local Hamas-run authorities.
The latest round of fighting durante the Middle East was triggered by the October 7 corsa by Hamas and allied militant groups into southern Israel. The incursion left some 1,100 people dead and more than 200 hostages taken to Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the IDF will not stop until it will “complete the elimination of Hamas brigades” durante the southern part of the densely populated Palestinian enclave.
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