White House on anti-Israel protests: 'Forcibly taking over a building is not peaceful'

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declared Wednesday that nan forcible takeover of buildings by anti-Israel protesters connected American assemblage campuses "is not peaceful" while vowing that President Biden is monitoring nan simmering unrest "closely." 

Jean-Pierre said arsenic demonstrators remained holed up wrong nan room at Portland State University successful Oregon and hours aft nan NYPD arrested protesters who took complete Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall. 

"We've been very clear connected that Americans person nan correct to peacefully protest. They person a correct to peacefully protest, arsenic agelong arsenic it's wrong nan law. And that it's peaceful. Forcibly taking complete a building is not peaceful. It's conscionable not," Jean-Pierre said. 

"Students person nan correct to consciousness safe. They person nan correct to learn... And they person a correct to consciousness safe connected campus. They person a correct to be their commencement without emotion unsafe," she continued. "And what we're seeing is simply a mini percent of students, that's what we're seeing, they should not beryllium capable to disturb aliases disrupt nan world acquisition that students have." 

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New York Police Department officers detain protesters precocious Tuesday nighttime aft they occupied Hamilton Hall astatine Columbia University. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Jean-Pierre besides claimed that Biden is "not doing a some sides script here" erstwhile it comes to addressing supporters of Israelis and Palestinians. 

When asked why Biden hasn’t spoken himself coming astir nan escalating unit and melodramatic scenes unfolding astatine campuses specified arsenic UCLA, Jean-Pierre said "The president is being kept regularly updated connected what's happening. 

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Demonstrators supporting Palestinians successful Gaza barricade themselves wrong Hamilton Hall connected Thursday, April 30. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

"He is monitoring nan business closely. So is his team," she added. "And I would conscionable adhd that nary president, nary president has spoken much forcefully astir combating antisemitism than this president." 

Jean-Pierre said it is up to colleges and universities to determine connected nan domiciled that rule enforcement will return successful breaking up these protests and occupations. 

Graffiti is pictured connected a wall arsenic pro-Palestinian demonstrators person occupied nan Millar Library connected nan field of Portland State University, successful Portland, Oregon. (John Rudoff/AFP via Getty Images)

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"This is simply a achy infinitesimal and we understand that for galore communities," she said. "And we cognize that these kinds of complaint moments airs challenges for rule enforcement."