Anti-Israel agitators flooded several U.S. universities on Wednesday, with four schools in California, Massachusetts, Texas, and New York particularly disrupted.
The University of Southern California (USC), Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), and Columbia University in New York City all faced varying degrees of hostility and disorder amid intense campus opposition to Israeli military actions. I have to. middle east.
Unrest continued at the University of Southern California on Wednesday as authorities launched a crackdown on illegal activities and arrested protesters. Hundreds of students clashed with USC Department of Public Safety officers as the confrontation escalated.
Some protesters at the University of Southern California collapsed on the cement sidewalk during the chaos. Several people called for help, while others beat up police officers.
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Watch the chaos that erupted at USC below.
On Wednesday, protesters at the University of Texas at Austin flooded the school’s south lawn and attempted to set up several tents before confronting police. More than 100 people participated in the anti-Israel demonstration.
The Austin Police Department (APD) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) told FOX News Digital that more than 20 people were arrested in total. The agitators chanted inflammatory statements such as “Pigs go home!” “APD, KKK, IDF/They’re all the same.”
Watch UT Austin protesters confronting police below.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott condemned the X protests, writing that violators are “going to jail.”
“Anti-Semitism will not be tolerated in Texas. Of course,” he wrote. “Students who participate in hateful anti-Semitic protests at Texas public universities should be expelled.”
Watch the rowdy UT Austin protest below.
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At Harvard University, anti-Israel demonstrators set up a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in Harvard Yard on Wednesday. According to the Harvard Crimson, the incident began around 12:49 p.m.
Shocking videos on social media show protesters crowding into a square and rapidly setting up tents in a frenzy. As of Wednesday night, there were still at least 20 tents on Harvard’s campus, but the students who initially gathered had “dispersed,” The Crimson reported.
The demonstrators plan to stay overnight and have solicited donations of water, food, sleeping bags and tents through the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee. The weather in Cambridge at the time was cold and rainy.
Anti-Israel protesters bring pizza to Harvard University’s campus on Wednesday. Several students at an Ivy League university are protesting the war in Gaza. (David McGlynn, Fox News Digital)
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Columbia University, a hotbed of anti-Israel protests over the past week, was also flooded with protesters on Wednesday.
University of Southern California security officers work to disperse anti-Israel agitators at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park on Wednesday as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues. (Reuters/Zaidi Sanchez)
speaker of the house mike johnson He arrived on campus in New York to discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the Gaza crisis. In his speech, Johnson accused school administrators of allowing “the threat, fear, and intimidation of mob rule to undermine American principles such as free speech, the free exchange of ideas, and the free exercise of religion.” did.
“We cannot allow this type of hate and hostile anti-Semitism to flourish on our campuses, and we must stop it,” Johnson said.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (center) leaves Columbia University in New York City on Wednesday. (Fox News Digital)
Republican leaders also said they plan to consult with President Biden about involving the National Guard.
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“If this is not contained quickly and these threats and intimidation are not stopped, the time will be right for the National Guard. We have to bring order to these campuses,” he said. “We cannot allow things like this to happen across the country.”
Fox News Digital’s Bryan Preston and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
