Protesters opposing the war between Israel and Hamas are arrested in Texas

Universities in several cities in the U.S They begged students on Monday to vacate their anti-war camps in Link urgently, while the police made more arrests in the University of Texasand the Columbia University reported that it had begun suspending students who defied a withdrawal ultimatum.

The protesters who returned to the University of Texas, Austin campus, were quickly met by dozens of police officers, many of them in riot gear. Six protesters were promptly arrested and others were detained one by one. Officers used tear gas after a group of protesters blocked the passage of a police van carrying arrested protesters. The crowd retreated but continued to block the exit from the campus. Police then used stun grenades to clear a path so the van could leave.

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The Republican governor Greg Abbott shared a video on social media in which police officers are seen arriving at the campus, which has 50,000 students.

“Camping will not be permitted. Instead, arrests are being made” Abbott declared.

Last week, hundreds of police officers – including some on horseback and with batons – attacked protesters at the university, causing some to fall to the ground. Officers made 34 arrests at the request of the university and Abbott, according to the state Department of Public Safety.

In Colombiastudent activists defied the 2pm deadline to abandon an encampment of about 120 tents on the campus of Manhattan. Instead, hundreds of protesters marched through the courtyard, clapping and chanting.

A handful of opposition protesters waved Israeli flags and one of them held a sign that read: “Where are the cries against Hamas?”.

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The university did not call the police to remove the protesters. But three hours after the deadline, the university spokesperson Ben Chang, said Columbia has begun suspending students. He did not indicate how many students were suspended. He also did not say how suspensions would be carried out or whether suspended students would be expelled from campus.

Chang said that while the university appreciated students’ right to free speech, the camp was a “noisy distraction” which interfered with teaching and preparation for final exams. The protests also deeply disturbed some Jewish students, he said.

Protest organizers said they were not aware of any suspensions so far.

Previous protests in Colombia have led to protests against the war in Gaza in different parts U.S. Students and others have clashed over the war between Israel It is Hamas and its growing death toll. Many students demand that their universities cut their financial ties with Israel. The number of campus arrests in the United States is close to reaching 1,000. The protests spread to Europewhere French police removed dozens of students from Sorbonne University after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the main courtyard.

College semesters are coming to an end and campuses are preparing for graduation ceremonies, another reason schools want to dismiss campers. O University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony due to protests.

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But students held firm to their positions at some high-ranking universities, such as HarvardO University of Pennsylvania It is Yaleamong others.

Protesters at Yale set up a new camp with dozens of tents on Sunday, nearly a week after police arrested nearly 50 people and dismantled a similar camp nearby. A Yale official notified them that if they continued, they could face disciplinary action, including suspension and possible arrest.

Yale said in a statement Monday that while it supports peaceful protests and free speech, it does not tolerate policy violations such as the establishment of camps. School officials said the protest is located near university residential areas, where many students are studying for final exams, and that permits are needed for groups to hold events and set up structures on campus.

Source: Elcomercio

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