Emory University on Thursday accused anti-Israel “activists” who are “not members of our community” of disrupting its campus Thursday as large crowds swarmed the Quad and police responded.
“Early Thursday morning, dozens of protesters entered Emory University’s campus and set up tents on the Quad,” Emory University said in a statement to Fox News. “These people are not members of our community. They are activists seeking to disrupt our university while students finish classes and prepare for finals. Emory We do not tolerate vandalism or other criminal activity in the area. The Emory Police Department asked the group to leave and requested assistance from the Atlanta Police Department and the Georgia State Patrol.”
Fox News reporters on the ground estimated that more than 100 protesters had gathered at Emory University’s Quad. Protesters were seen holding placards that read, “Emory: Cut off all tires with Israel. End Gilly!”
Food, water and other supplies have been set up at the protest site. Several demonstrators led pro-Palestinian chants, which the crowd repeated.
Authorities have not released the number of people detained or arrested during Thursday’s campus protests, but videos show authorities using zip ties to restrain people and firing tear gas, Tasers, and rubber bullets. It shows tense moments, including the sounds used. To disperse the crowd. It appeared to be a mix of both anti-Israel demonstrators and “Stop Cop City” supporters. The slogan is used in an ongoing effort by the Atlanta Police Department to block construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. This slogan is a training facility for police and first responders. It will open later this year.
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The situation then subsided and the remaining group briefly marched, but the protest later ended.
Police arrest a demonstrator during an anti-Israel protest at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 25, 2024.
On Thursday, the pro-Palestinian blog Mondoweiss published an opinion piece titled “We are occupying Emory University to demand immediate divestment from Israel and Cop City.”
The report states that “Cop City’s roots trace back to the Israeli Urban Combat Training Center (UWTC), nicknamed ‘Mini-Gaza’, funded by the US for $45 million. These training centers were simply facilities. rather than a living laboratory.” Because of the strategies deployed against marginalized populations, whether in occupied Palestine or Atlanta’s predominantly black, working-class, undocumented communities. ”
This piece was written by Narek Boyajian and Jadelynn Zhang. Emory College of Arts and Sciences lists Zhang on its website as a graduate student in the sociology department.
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Last year, Atlanta police identified more than 20 Cop City protesters who were charged with domestic terrorism, and Georgia’s attorney general said authorities would “instruct Georgia “We will not back down from violent extremists in Maine, Oregon, and elsewhere.” Those who try to stop us elsewhere. ”
In March, two other “Cop City” protesters climbed a construction crane to hang a sign that read “Drop Cop City” in downtown Atlanta, but they did so illegally. He was charged with trespassing, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.
Anti-Israel agitators chant chants during a protest at Emory University on April 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ilya Neuverage/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Emory Police Department for comment about Thursday’s demonstration, but did not immediately receive a response.
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Atlanta Police and Georgia State Patrol both confirmed they were providing assistance and assistance, but deferred to Emory Police to release details.
Fox News’ Chris Pandolfo, Claudia Kelly-Bazan and Samantha Daigle contributed to this report.
