Biden supports “freedom of expression” at universities amid pro-Palestine protests

The president Joe Biden “supports freedom of expression, debate and non-discrimination on university campuses“, declared this Wednesday a White House spokeswoman, in a context of demonstrations against the war between Israel It is Hamas in Link.

Universities have become a focus of debate in U.S with a nationwide movement calling for an end to the war and, more generally, the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

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Conservatives accuse protesters of anti-Semitism.

“The president believes that freedom of expression, debate and non-discrimination on college campuses are important” declared his spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierreat a press conference at the White House.

“We believe it is important for people to be able to express themselves peacefully. But when there is hateful rhetoric, when there is violence, we have to report it” he added.

The tension is palpable at some American universities, especially in New York and in general on the east coast of the United States, after the police, at the request of the centers’ management, arrested students who opposed the war that was ravaging the Gaza strip.

The students denounce the United States’ military and diplomatic support for Israel.

As a candidate for re-election in November against the Republican Party donald trumpthe Democratic president himself is torn between this support for Israel and the anger of part of the left-wing electorate, especially among young people.

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On Wednesday, Biden signed into law a package that includes aid for Israel but also billions of dollars to resolve the “urgent need for humanitarian aid“, especially in Link.

The war in Gaza was triggered by an unprecedented attack carried out by members of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in Israeli territory October 7thwhich caused the deaths of 1,170 people, according to an AFP count based on official Israeli data.

The Israeli military operation caused a humanitarian disaster and left more than 34,000 people dead in the Gaza Strip, most of them civilians, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, which governs the territory.

Source: Elcomercio

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