Police intervene and arrest more than 100 students at New York University who continue their demonstration on campus in solidarity with Gaza. / Photo: AA
Number of nationwide arrests has steadily shot up with state governors and security officials doubling down against the protestors despite concern that such action is undermining freedom of expression.As authorities crack down, protests have morphed into a mass student-led movement expanding to several universities in the US, Europe and elsewhere.
A wave of pro-Palestine protests has swept through dozens of universities across the US after Columbia University students set up encampments on campus, demanding that their university divest from companies with ties to Israel.In this sense, it was unusual to see police on horseback trying to disperse a crowd at the public UT Austin campus where a large crowd of students wanted to set up an encampment.
UT Austin President Jay Hartzell faced criticism from the faculty for his decision to call city police and state troopers to the campus.