Student protests calling for university divestment from Israel and the US arms industry continue coast to coast.
Student protests calling for university divestment from Israel and the U.S. arms industry have rocked campuses from coast to coast. The nonviolent protests, which have been characterized as “antisemitic” for their criticism of Israel, have been met with an intensifying police crackdown as university administrators threaten academic discipline and arrests. On Wednesday, local and state troopers violently arrested dozens at the University of Texas at Austin.
Please give what you can — because by supporting us with a tax-deductible donation, you’re not just preserving a source of news, you’re helping to safeguard what’s left of our democracy.This piece was reprinted by Truthout with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after hours-long protests on USC campusThe protest is part of a nationwide trend of college demonstrations in support of Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas War.
Read more »
University of Texas police and state troopers respond pro-Palestine protests on campusAccording to an ABC News call with a junior at the university, he says he witnessed what appeared to be multiple arrests.
Read more »
University of Texas police and state troopers respond pro-Palestine protests on campusAccording to an ABC News call with a junior at the university, he says he witnessed what appeared to be multiple arrests.
Read more »
Pro-Palestine Campus Encampments at Columbia, NYU, and More See Protests, Arrests Over Israel DivestmentOver 20 schools have began or continued Gaza solidarity encampments in the last week, despite campus repression and national scrutiny.
Read more »
At least 4 arrested at Pro-Palestine protests on Columbia University's campusThese protests come after the university's president testified in a House hearing to gauge antisemitism on Columbia's campus.
Read more »
North Texas Students Join Pro-Palestine Protests Spreading Across College CampusesStudents at UT Dallas and UT Arlington have staged demonstrations in support of Palestine this week, joining the nationwide trend of campus protests.
Read more »