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Aljazeera - Sticks, bottles, fireworks thrown at UCLA pro-Palestinian protesters by pro-Israel agitators:
NYPD moves in on protesters at Columbia University arresting dozens, April 30, 2024::
www.yahoo.com/news/live/college-protest-live-updates-clas...
Clashes, arrests at UCLA, Columbia as campus demonstrations intensify across the U.S.
Police in riot gear clear a building at Columbia and arrest dozens as tensions rise at schools around the country.
May 1, 2024 at 6:55 AM
It's been nearly two weeks since police were called in to break up a pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University. Since then, a movement calling for universities to divest financial support for Israel has spread to dozens of campuses across America.
The protests often feature tent cities established in green spaces and common areas, and have been largely peaceful — though not always. Hundreds of arrests have been made and skirmishes have broken out between police and demonstrators as college leaders seek to clear the spaces and quell the outcry. Commencements have been canceled, remote classes instituted and access to campus has been restricted.
In a sign of escalating tensions, police forcefully evicted protesters who had occupied Hamilton Hall on Columbia's Manhattan campus overnight, taking many into custody. (The same building was commandeered during Vietnam protests in 1968.) Meanwhile, at UCLA, tensions between dueling groups of protesters erupted in violent clashes early Wednesday morning.
Despite the pressure, the protests remain active and seemingly grow by the day.
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Aljazeera - Sticks, bottles, fireworks thrown at UCLA pro-Palestinian protesters by pro-Israel agitators:
NYPD moves in on protesters at Columbia University arresting dozens, April 30, 2024::
www.yahoo.com/news/live/college-protest-live-updates-clas...
Clashes, arrests at UCLA, Columbia as campus demonstrations intensify across the U.S.
Police in riot gear clear a building at Columbia and arrest dozens as tensions rise at schools around the country.
May 1, 2024 at 6:55 AM
It's been nearly two weeks since police were called in to break up a pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University. Since then, a movement calling for universities to divest financial support for Israel has spread to dozens of campuses across America.
The protests often feature tent cities established in green spaces and common areas, and have been largely peaceful — though not always. Hundreds of arrests have been made and skirmishes have broken out between police and demonstrators as college leaders seek to clear the spaces and quell the outcry. Commencements have been canceled, remote classes instituted and access to campus has been restricted.
In a sign of escalating tensions, police forcefully evicted protesters who had occupied Hamilton Hall on Columbia's Manhattan campus overnight, taking many into custody. (The same building was commandeered during Vietnam protests in 1968.) Meanwhile, at UCLA, tensions between dueling groups of protesters erupted in violent clashes early Wednesday morning.
Despite the pressure, the protests remain active and seemingly grow by the day.