Universities across the country have reported that some anti-Israel demonstrators have attended demonstrations and that those arrested at demonstrations are outsiders rather than members of the school community.
Emory University in Atlanta released a statement Thursday saying 28 people were arrested during demonstrations on the Emory Quad, 20 of whom were members of the school community.
Dozens of protesters arrived on campus just before 7:45 a.m., Cheryl Elliott, Emory University’s vice president for public safety, said in a statement.
She said that when the protesters arrived, they ignored and pushed past Emory Police Department (EPD) officers stationed at the quad and set up tents in the area where equipment and materials for the opening ceremony were being set up. It is said that he did.
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Students sing during an anti-Israel protest against the Gaza War at Emory University on April 25, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ilya Neuverage/AFP via Getty Images)
“Based on their actions and refusal to confirm their connection to Emory, EPD has determined that these individuals are not members of the Emory community,” Elliott said.
Atlanta Police and the Georgia State Patrol responded to assist with the situation, and around that time social media accounts began announcing protests and occupations on the Quad, calling on people outside of the Emory area to join the protests.
EPD continued to issue warnings to those in the encampment for trespassing on private property and advised them to leave.
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Body camera video released by the Boston Police Department on Thursday showed officers talking with anti-Israel protesters at Emerson College. (Boston Police Department)
The warnings were ignored, and officers from all three police agencies worked to disperse the crowd and arrest individuals on charges of trespassing.
Elliott said the situation escalated and objects were thrown at officers, and a person appeared to attack a non-EPD officer and was subdued with a powered student rifle, as seen in a video shared on social media. He added that it was. Police then used chemical irritants to control the crowd.
“At the time of this message, we have been notified that 28 people have been arrested, including 20 members of the Emory community, some of whom have been released,” Elliott said.
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Students sing during a pro-Palestinian protest at Emory University on April 25, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. College campuses across the U.S. braced for new protests by pro-Palestinian students, escalating confrontations with police, mass arrests and a week of anti-Semitism charges. (Photo by: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP) (Photo by: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP, Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Emory is not the only school to report outsiders participating in protests.
On Saturday night, George Washington University confirmed that the anti-Israel protests included outsiders not affiliated with the school.
According to university officials, several non-affiliated people and outsiders also participated in the protest. The university has since taken steps to prevent these individuals from accessing university grounds. The school is also aware of signs of discomfort, and GW officials said they do not believe university officials are exhibiting such signs.
At Ohio State University, police have arrested nearly 40 people in the past two days after breaking up an anti-Israel camp. According to a report by the local ABC station, only 18 of the 40 people arrested were students.
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Mounted police work to contain demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Students walked out of class as protests continued to sweep college campuses across the country. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
University of Texas at Austin officials said nearly half of those arrested during last Wednesday’s anti-Israel protests were not affiliated with the university.
The university said the protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, saw “significant participation from outside groups who were on campus yesterday.”
“The presence of outside groups like this is what we have seen from the efforts of affiliated national organizations to create chaos and create chaos,” UT Austin said. “Of the 55 people ultimately arrested for violating campus rules, approximately half (26) were not affiliated with the University of Texas.”
Outside agitators also infiltrated protests at Northeastern University in Boston.
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“Early this morning, the Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD), in collaboration with local law enforcement partners, began clearing unauthorized encampments on the University of Boston campus,” said Renata, Northeastern University Vice President for Public Affairs. Nur told FOX 25 in Boston. “What started as a student demonstration two days ago had been infiltrated by professional organizers with no connection to the Tohoku region. “The use crossed a line. We cannot tolerate this type of hatred on our campus.” ”
Protests continued for a week at Columbia University in New York City last week.
Columbia University President Nemat “Minoush” Shafik issued a statement last week about the protests, calling out the specific actions of the agitators who set up “encampments” on campus and enraged students and faculty with anti-government protests. “I am deeply saddened,” he said. – Jewish slogans and chants.
“Our bonds as a community have been severely tested and it will take a great deal of time and effort to reaffirm them,” Shafiq said, before acknowledging the influence of outsiders on the community. Ta. “Students from various communities have communicated their safety concerns, and we have announced additional steps we are taking to address their safety concerns. The decibels of our disagreements are These tensions have only increased in recent days. These tensions are being exploited and amplified by individuals who are coming to campus to pursue their own objectives, which have nothing to do with Columbia.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to multiple universities where anti-Israel protests have been taking place over the past week, including Yale University, New York University, Harvard University and the University of Southern California, but received multiple requests for comment. Despite attempts, no response was received. About the influence of outsiders.
Still, the NYPD acknowledges the influence of outsiders, particularly Columbia University.
“What may have started as a group of Columbia students wanting to express their constitutional right to protest has taken over a peaceful protest and turned it into something more sinister,” New York City Police Department Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry said in a statement. It has attracted outside agitators.” Post to X. “Regardless of the message, the NYPD sees the same group of professional protesters participating in various demonstrations night after night, sometimes switching sides some weeks. The same outside agitators. continue to spew hatred and anti-Semitism.
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“The NYPD has and will continue to support the right to peacefully protest, but we are ready and willing to address what is happening at Columbia University as soon as the president allows access to Columbia University’s private property.” “We’re going to work on it,” Daughtry added.
Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz, Louis Casiano and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
