“World Can’t…”: Netanyahu Blasts Pro-Palestine Protests On US Campuses

1. Some of probably the most prestigious schools and universities within the US – the strongest ally of Israel – have been going through protests over the Gaza conflict. Their calls for embody a ceasefire, an finish to US navy help to Israel, and the withdrawal of college investments from arms provides and firms benefiting the conflict.

2. At New York’s Columbia University, the place the protests started, over 100 college students have been arrested after a pro-Palestine rally was dispersed by the cops final week. Amid spiralling tensions, it cancelled in-person lessons final Monday and switched to digital studying.

3. At the University of Texas in Austin on Wednesday, police in riot gear have been deployed to face off with college students who walked out chanting “down with occupation”. Over 20 protesters have been arrested, with State Governor Greg Abbott declaring “these protesters belong in jail”. “Students joining in hate-filled, antisemitic protests at any public college or university in Texas should be expelled,” the Governor mentioned.

4. As many as 50 protesters have been detained on the University of Southern California in Los Angeles after a whole bunch of scholars began an occupation on the campus and raised “free, free Palestine” and different controversial slogans. This prompted the college to announce closing the campus to guests. Classes, nevertheless, would proceed right here.

5. Protests have additionally erupted at Yale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), UC Berkeley, the University of Michigan, and Brown. At Harvard, college students have begun an encampment train, establishing tents on the campus. At a protest in New York University, over 130 folks have been arrested on Monday whereas one other 9 folks have been detained reportedly on the University of Minnesota.

6. Several Jewish college students’ group have labelled these protests “antisemitic”, claiming they’re in opposition to Israel and Zionism, however pro-Palestinian protests differ with this conclusion. They declare being anti-Israel was not the identical as anti-semitism, which implies they hatred in opposition to Jews.

7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the US protests as “horrific” and mentioned that “antisemitic mobs have taken over leading universities.” “Anti-Semitism on campuses in the United States is reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s. The world cannot stand idly by,” he mentioned sharing a video message.

8. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre performed down the protests and mentioned Biden backed free speech. She instructed reporters President Biden “believes that free speech, debate and non-discrimination on college campuses are important.” The White House had earlier condemned antisemitism on faculty campuses over pro-Palestine protests.

9. House Speaker Mike Johnson confronted jeers throughout his go to to the Columbia campus on Wednesday, which he denounced as a “mob rule” and “virus of antisemitism”. His suggestion that the National Guard might be introduced in sparked sturdy feelings and introduced again reminiscences of the 1970 killing of unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam conflict.

10. Israel had launched the conflict in opposition to the Palestinian Hamas group after they attacked bordering areas on October 7 and claimed not less than 1,170 lives. The conflict, in its seventh month, has additionally seen 34,200 deaths in Gaza, in accordance with the Hamas-run well being ministry, and sparked considerations internationally.

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