Tulane University cracked down on anti-Israel protesters on its campus Wednesday morning, with Louisiana police making 14 arrests.
Louisiana State Police cleared out an encampment of anti-Israel protesters from Tulane University early Wednesday morning, making 14 arrests during the operation. As with campuses across the country, protesters had occupied Tulane's lawn for days ahead of the police action. Police first attempted to disperse the crowd at 3 a.m. local time. Many protesters remained seated and refused to leave, however, and police ultimately arrested eight women and six men, according to NOLA.com.
We wanted people to be able to have voice and yet not create a violation of the law,' Kirkpatrick said. 'This is protected property. We wanted to give them an opportunity to peacefully remove themselves and not violate the rights of others as well.' The operation at Tulane occurred the same night that the New York City police cracked down on anti-Israel protesters who broke into and occupied a building on Columbia University's campus.
Columbia had also made efforts to tolerate the protests for as long as possible, but administrators said they were left with 'no choice' once protesters broke into Hamilton Hall. UT-AUSTIN PRESIDENT DEFENDS SHUTTING DOWN ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS: 'OUR RULES MATTER AND THEY WILL BE ENFORCED' Universities across the country are resorting to more direct measures to end student protests as major end-of-year events approach.
Columbia had initially tried negotiating with student protesters, but the school's president, Minouche Shafik, announced in a statement earlier this week that the talks had gone nowhere.
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