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Pro-Palestinian Protests On University Campuses
Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses escalated in April 2024, spreading List of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the United States in 2024, in the United States and List of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in 2024, other countries, as part of wider Israel–Hamas war protests. The escalation began after mass arrests at the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation, Columbia University campus occupation, led by anti-Zionist groups, in which protesters demanded the university's disinvestment from Israel over its Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza, alleged genocide of Palestinians. In the U.S. over 2,950 protesters have been arrested, including faculty members and professors, on over 60 campuses. On May 7, protests spread across Europe with mass arrests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the Netherlands, in the Netherlands. By May 12, twenty encampments had been established in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel–Hamas War Protests
The Israel–Hamas war has sparked protests, demonstrations, and vigils around the world. These events focused on a variety of issues related to the conflict, including demands for a ceasefire, an end to the October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Israeli blockade and Israeli-occupied territories, occupation, return of Israeli Kidnappings during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, hostages, protesting War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, war crimes, and providing humanitarian aid to Gaza. Protests against Israeli action in Gaza were notably large across the Arab world. Since the war began on 7 October 2023, the death toll has exceeded 30,000. Some of the pro-Palestinian protests have resulted in violence and accusations of antisemitism, antisemitism. Consequently, in some European countries, some public support for Palestine and the Palestinian cause was criminalized, with countries such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Hungary restricting pro-Palestinian po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
