Hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrators were arrested on college campuses across the country on Saturday after fed-up administrators said “enough is enough.”
Meanwhile, Columbia University officials continue to vacillate, allowing the Gaza Solidarity encampment to remain and extending deadlines for its removal while negotiating with student leaders holding the campus hostage. .
More than 200 people were arrested Saturday after participating in protests at universities including Northeastern University in Boston, Arizona State University in Tempe, Indiana University in Bloomington and Washington University in St. Louis.
Videos shared online Saturday showed various stages of chaos at the protests, including clashes between anti-Israel demonstrators and police, and students being dragged away by their feet.
Indiana protester arrested on video They sang “Free, Free Palestine” and held open umbrellas as police and state troopers retreated from the charging group.
Subsequent footage showed clashes between protesters and law enforcement, with 23 violent demonstrators arrested on Saturday.
Video shows protesters crossing arms as riot police advance with shields. 1 clip At least four police officers are seen dragging one protester by the back of his shirt before police clear the student encampment.
Earlier this week, 33 people were arrested at an encampment that school officials said was intended to “indefinitely occupy university space.”
On the other hand, chaotic picture Photos taken at the University of Washington showed police charging at protesters who were standing with their arms crossed, some grabbed by the legs and dragged away.
More than 80 people were arrested on the St. Louis campus, and the school was placed on lockdown Saturday evening after a large group refused to leave.
Those arrested include Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who just the day before was accused of representing the “1%” of Jews as a “minority” opposed to Israel’s war against Hamas. , confronted outside Columbia University.
Mr. Stein’s campaign manager, Jason Cole, and deputy campaign director, Kelly Merrilkay, were also arrested.
Protests at the University of Washington demanded an end to the war in Gaza and called on the university to sever ties with Boeing over its cooperation with the Israeli military.
Boeing employs more than 17,000 people in the St. Louis region, which has deep ties to the aerospace industry.
At least 102 protesters were arrested at Northeastern University in Boston on Saturday after they gathered more than 100 supporters and set up an encampment on campus.
It was not immediately clear whether all those arrested were students, but the university said students who presented their student IDs would be released.
Another 69 protesters were arrested at Arizona State University and across the country for setting up unauthorized encampments, but university officials told the group to vacate the camp before authorities could begin arresting the group. I instructed him many times.
Meanwhile, protests at Columbia University continued despite university officials setting a deadline Friday for when they expected to clear the encampment that first appeared on campus on April 17th.
More than 700 protesters have been arrested on college campuses across the country since April 18, when Columbia State first asked the NYPD to clear the camp.
