Pro-Palestine protests are gaining steam across the country, as hundreds of demonstrators speak out against the war in Gaza.
Georgia State Patrol officers detain a protester on the campus of Emory University during an pro-Palestinian demonstration Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Atlanta. , as hundreds of demonstrators speak out against the war in Gaza, some even chanting against the Jewish state of Israel , are arrested.
On Thursday morning another protest encampment popped up at George Washington University in Washington D.C. Demonstrators yelled into megaphones, “From the river to the sea! Palestine is almost free!”Another protest encampment emerged Thursday on campus at the City College of New York. It's being dubbed an "Intifada" tent camp as organizers yelled "Intifada revolution! There is only one solution.
Meanwhile, critics point out how slowly many universities have responded to what they call the harassment of Jewish students compared to swift action taken in the past for perceived harassment of other groups. “Most are very slow, cowardly and unprincipled in their willingness to stand up to protect their students, to enforce their codes of conduct in a uniform way, and to continue the normal operations of their educational institutions," explained Jay P. Greene, a senior research fellow with the Heritage Foundation.this week as tensions reached a boiling point. Johnson told the crowd, “Neither Israel nor these Jewish students on this campus will ever stand alone.
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