The 'democratic' United States oppresses academics who oppose Israel's brutality

US police have arrested more than 500 protesters during a crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters on university campuses across the country.

Apr 27, 2024 - 08:17

The 'democratic' United States oppresses academics who oppose Israel's brutality

US police have arrested more than 500 protesters during a crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters on university campuses across the country.

Riot police used chemical irritants and tear gas against protesters who camped out despite warnings and threats from police from Massachusetts to California, protesting Israel's brutal war and genocide against Palestinians in The Gaza Strip.

Several protesters were arrested at colleges including Ohio State University, University of Minnesota, Indiana University and Princeton University.

At Emory University in Atlanta, police clashed with protesters, including students from other Atlanta universities and local activists and arrested several protesters, including faculty members.

Police officers arresting a student activist

Videos are circulating on social media, showing officers using tear gas and handcuffs to restrain protesters.

The latest arrests, followed by others at Columbia, Yale, Brown and New York universities, came as more students joined protests after President Joe Biden's decision last Wednesday to approve $26 billion in aid to Israel. to continue the war and genocide against the Palestinians of Gaza.

Academic and activist groups in every corner of the United States are now calling on their university administrations to cut financial ties to the Zionist regime of Israel, whose brutal war on the Gaza Strip has killed more than 34,300 people since early October.

The movement of anti-Israel academics has already spread to other Western countries, including England, France and Australia.../