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Riots are increasing in the USA, fighting between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups

2024-05-02 08:41:43Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Riots are increasing in the USA, fighting between pro-Palestinian and

Counter-protesters "forcefully attacked" a tent camp of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles early Wednesday, and activists clashed with police who destroyed their tents at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in Madison, part of the escalation of violence at several American universities related to the war in Gaza.

15 people were injured during the clashes at the University of California, including one person who was hospitalized, the President of the University of California said.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday evening, New York police entered Columbia University after the university asked for help. They cleared a tented camp and drove away the crowd that had taken control of the 'Hamilton' hall. University of California Chancellor Gene Block said in a statement that "a group of instigators" on Tuesday "forcefully attacked" the tent camp of pro-Palestinian protesters, forcing the university to seek help from law enforcement.

After hours of clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups, police separated the groups and restored calm.

On Wednesday, pro-Palestinian protesters rebuilt the barricade around their camp. There were no signs of a collision, while law enforcement officers are present at the university.


On Wednesday, in Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, police in shields removed all the tents, leaving only one, and pushed back the protesters, leading to clashes. Four police officers were injured, including one who was shot in the head, according to authorities.

Within hours, protesters set up more tents inside the University of Wisconsin campus. More than 30 people were arrested, most were released. Charges were brought against 4 people. Tent encampments by protesters calling for universities to sever financial ties to Israel or companies supporting the war in Gaza have spread to college campuses across the country in a student movement unlike any other this century.

During the protests, there were clashes with law enforcement and more than 1,300 arrests.

Protests at American universities began at Columbia University in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza and after Hamas carried out a terrorist attack in southern Israel on October 7. The militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took roughly 250 hostages, according to Israeli figures. Vowing to eliminate Hamas, Israel has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health there.

Israel and its supporters have characterized the university protests as anti-Semitic, while Israel's critics say the accusations are made to silence dissent. Although some protesters have been filmed making anti-Semitic comments or threatening violence, the organizers of the protests, some of whom are Jewish, say this is a peaceful movement aimed at protecting Palestinian rights and protesting the war./VOA


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