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US Universities Support Peaceful Protests for Palestine, 275 Arrested

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A news directory appeals to students. Peaceful protests in favor of Palestine After the weekend, 275 people were arrested.

The AFP news agency said that the White House of the United States announced a place on April 28 for those protesting in universities across the country. Come together to protest peacefully and show your support for Palestine. This comes after the police arrested more than 275 people over the weekend over protesters at four universities across the United States.

John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House, said: We respect the right to protest peacefully. But we strongly condemn the anti-Semitic rhetoric we have heard recently. We also condemn the use of hate speech and threats of violence.

Some of the operators were not university students. is the person behind such protests within the university. Calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and urging their universities to end ties with Israel. The protest started at Columbia University. in the state of New York Before such protests followed in many universities across the United States.

Although student protests are peaceful in many places, But the number of protesters who are arrested has increased rapidly. Police sometimes used chemical provocations and stun guns to disperse protests.

Among the 275 protesters detained by the police over the weekend, 100 were from Northeastern University. In Boston, 80 of the University of Washington In St. Louis, there are 72 from Arizona State University and 23 from Indiana University.

Many university administrators struggle with how to respond to student protests. and wavering between respecting the right to freedom of speech and the need to limit expressions of anger and violent rhetoric by student protesters in Israel. Some universities have closed campuses and adapted teaching to an online format instead. Final exams are expected to take place over the next few weeks.

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