For weeks students have protested the war in Gaza — now things are escalating

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From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.And over the last couple of days the tension has only increased as police have intervened on several campuses, including Columbia University, UCLA and the University of Texas. Hundreds of protestors have been arrested.

From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.

. In some instances, police have used tear gas and pepper spray against students, and hundreds of arrests have been made nationwide.Violence erupts at UCLA as protests over Israel's war in Gaza escalate across the U.S. There was also a failure by universities to"utilize sound de-escalation techniques" to protect the protests, to protect other students who may feel scared or uncomfortable by the protests, and ensure the overall safety of the community at large.Tensions have reached a breaking point on many of these campuses.

"To argue that what we're seeing on colleges and campuses is some outward force manipulating young people... I think undermines the capacity to de-escalate in these situations because it's sort of treating it as some like foreign alien that you can just get rid of," she says.New York Police escort protesters onto a bus after making arrests during a standoff between police and demonstrators outside the City College of New York, Wednesday.

 

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