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Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and The Lawfare Project executive head Brooke Goldstein talk nan anti-Israel protests that proceed to disrupt colleges crossed nan state connected ‘Hannity.’
Nearly 2,200 anti-Israel agitators person been arrested astatine college campuses across nan United States successful caller weeks, arsenic constabulary were forced to usage riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear shelter encampments and occupied buildings to reconstruct order.
These protesters are voicing their disapproval of nan Israel-Hamas warfare and nan mounting Palestinian civilian decease toll.
The monumental tally comes aft much than 100 protesters were arrested during a crackdown astatine Columbia University, wherever officers cleared retired protesters camped wrong Hamilton Hall, an management building, nan NYPD said Thursday.
Earlier that aforesaid day, thousands of miles away, officers surged against a crowd of agitators astatine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), who fortified their encampment of canopies and tents pinch barricades of plywood, pallets, metallic fences and dumpsters. Officers pulled down nan barriers and yet arrested astatine slightest 200 protesters aft they defied orders to leave.
NYPD BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS OFFICERS BREACHING COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BUILDING TAKEN OVER BY ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS
Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said officers arrested 30 anti-Israel protesters connected Thursday, May 1, 2024. (JOHN RUDOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
The protesters astatine UCLA were likewise calling connected its assemblage to extremity doing business pinch Israel aliases companies they opportunity support Israel’s warfare pinch nan Hamas panic group successful Gaza.
A tally by The Associated Press recorded astatine slightest 56 unsocial arresting incidents astatine 43 different U.S. colleges aliases universities since April 18.
NYPD officers successful riot cogwheel marched onto Columbia University campus, wherever anti-Israel protesters were barricaded wrong a building and person group up an encampment, successful New York City. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
On Thursday, Sgt. Alejandro Rubio of nan California Highway Patrol, citing information from nan Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, said astatine slightest 200 group were arrested astatine UCLA.
EMORY UNIVERSITY POLICE ARREST CONVICTED FELON WHO CROSSED STATE LINES TO JOIN ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS
That aforesaid day, nan Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said 30 anti-Israel protesters were arrested astatine Portland State University.
New York Police Department officers detain dozens of anti-Israel protesters astatine Columbia University aft they barricaded themselves astatine nan Hamilton Hall adjacent nan Gaza Solidarity Encampment earlier successful New York, United States connected April 30, 2024. ((Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images))
And, connected Thursday, Jacksonville Sheriff's officers arrested much than a twelve anti-Israel protesters astatine nan University of North Florida.
Police arrested 90 group and took down tents astatine Dartmouth College successful New Hampshire.
On April 24, constabulary astatine nan University of Southern California arrested 93 protesters, including 51 students.
USC CLOSES CAMPUS 'UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE' FOLLOWING ANTI-ISRAEL PROTEST, 93 ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING
Prosecutors said Thursday that authorities arrested 28 protesters astatine City College of New York this week.
Cops faced disconnected pinch anti-Israel students and protesters aft destroying portion of nan encampment barricade connected nan field of nan University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) successful Los Angeles, California, early connected May 2, 2024. (Etienne Laurent / AFP / Getty)
On April 18, nan NYPD cleared Columbia's first encampment and arrested astir 100 protesters. The demonstrators group up caller tents and defied threats of suspension.
Additional incidents happened astatine nan University of Texas astatine Austin, nan University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and Cal Poly Humboldt.
Meanwhile, protestation encampments astatine different schools crossed nan U.S. person been cleared by constabulary — resulting successful much arrests — aliases closed voluntarily.
After days of silence, President Biden yet addressed nan monolithic activity connected Thursday. (JOHN RUDOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
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Officials astatine different schools, including nan University of Minnesota, Northwestern University successful suburban Chicago, Rutgers University successful New Jersey and Brown University successful Rhode Island reached an statement pinch protesters not to disrupt commencements aliases made akin compromises.
After days of silence, President Biden yet addressed nan monolithic activity connected Thursday, erstwhile he defended nan correct of students to serene protestation but decried violence.
The demonstrations began astatine Columbia connected April 17 pinch students calling for an extremity to nan Israel-Hamas war, which has killed much than 34,000 Palestinians successful nan Gaza Strip, according to nan Health Ministry there. Israel launched its violative successful Gaza aft Hamas terrorists carried retired nan deadliest onslaught successful Israel’s history erstwhile they killed astir 1,200 people, mostly civilians, connected Oct. 7 and took astir 250 hostages backmost into Gaza.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
