US EditionClashes and arrests as pro-Palestinian protests spread across European campuses
- Around 125 activists were arrested by Amsterdam police when dispersing a pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Amsterdam, citing the need to "restore order" after violent protests. No injuries were reported.
- Demonstrators demanded Amsterdam universities sever academic ties with Israel following Hamas attacks. Similar protests have taken place in France and the UK.
- Protests stemming from the deadly Oct. 7 attacks in Israel have spread from the US to Europe, with concerns over academic relations with Israel fueling demonstrations.
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Pro-Palestinian student protests unfurling across Europe met with varying responses
At the University of Amsterdam, close to 3,000 students assembled makeshift barriers of desks, bricks and wooden pallets before police were called in, while Ghent University saw protests combine demands to end the war with attention to climate crisis
In Spain, too, pro-Palestine protesters have been camping in front of the university for days. There have been almost no riots between protesters and police.
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Blue Water Healthy LivingPro-Palestinian protests roil university campuses from Washington to Amsterdam - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch riot police clashed with protesters at the University of Amsterdam on Wednesday, while scores of demonstrators at U.S. colleges were arrested overnight as the student-led protests against Israel’s war in Gaza roiled more campuses on both sides of the Atlantic.
In the USA, pro-Palestinian protests at universities have been making headlines for a long time — is there now a threat of a similar escalation in Germany as well? There is a dispute in politics and science about what is legitimate protest and what is not.
Der Nahost-Konflikt hat längst auch deutsche Hochschulen erreicht. An der FU Berlin errichten Propalästina-Aktivisten ein Camp, das die Polizei auflöst. Dozenten schreiben daraufhin einen Protestbrief - zum Entsetzen der Bildungsministerin und Berlins Regierendem Bürgermeister.
Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM (AP) — In sometimes violent confrontations, police broke up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza. After police ended a blockade on university grounds, hundreds of demonstrators moved to a nearby square to continue protesting late into the evening, demanding an end to the war. Some asked the university to sever academic relations with Isra…
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