Columbia University calls in police to end pro-Palestinian protest as campus encampment movement reaches Australia

Australian students have joined a pro-Palestinian campus encampment protest that has swept through universities in the United States, where it has led to nearly 1,000 arrests, dozens of suspensions and cancelled classes.

The pro-Palestine encampment protests have been called the most significant student movement since anti-Vietnam protests more than 50 years ago.Columbia mass arrests flame movement Northeastern said in a statement that the demonstration had become "infiltrated by professional organisers" with no affiliation to the university and anti-Semitic slurs, including "kill the Jews", had been used.in Columbus on Thursday evening, with those who refused to leave after warnings arrested and charged with criminal trespass, university spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said.

Clashes between pro-Israeli and anti-Israeli demonstrators were reported at University of California at Los Angeles, where a tent encampment was set up last week. She said the group had been in contact with students at New York University and would connect with students at a university in France to discuss their demonstrations.

The University of Sydney said it was aware of "a gathering" on campus and was monitoring the situation. "The University of Melbourne deplores and actively stands against all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia."Jewish students at Australian universities were feeling "isolated and intimidated" by the encampments, Australasian Union of Jewish Students said.Jewish and Muslim students describe how they and their friends have felt targeted on American university campuses, as administrators grapple with how to preserve both free speech and student welfare.

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