Academics who defend Palestine in the United States are arrested in Texas, suspended from studies at Columbia
Police in the United States have confronted university students in the city of Austin, Texas, and arrested dozens of people after tearing down tents set up to protest and complain about the brutal war and genocide carried out by the Zionist regime of Israel against the Palestinians of Gaza.
The arrest of students at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) happened yesterday when Columbia University in the state of New York City started suspending students after defying the order to disperse.
Students protesting and gathering on their university campuses are asking the university administration to cut ties with Israel, which some United Nations experts say is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, where no fewer than 34,488 Palestinians have been martyred so far.
The protests have spread to campuses across the US, with the number of arrests approaching 1,000 as the last days of classes draw to a close.
The pro-Palestinian student protests at the universities of Columbia and Texas are just two of several campus gatherings taking place across the United States, including at Yale, George Washington University and the University of California, Los Angeles, which have been suppressed. to him and the security forces with an iron hand has raised questions about the freedom of studies and freedom of expression in that country which is considered to be a beacon of individual freedom and democracy.../
