University protests and Palestine: The exam question Biden can't get right | Analysis

In New York, LA, Texas and everywhere in between, campuses have been seized by encampments and demonstrations in support of Palestine.
Police have moved in to dismantle a sit-in protest at Columbia, and clashed with Gaza protesters in California.
#protest #university #palestine
The protests have created something of a crisis for university administrators, who have been faced with demands that their institutions divest from companies linked to Israel, cancel planned projects with Israeli universities, and condemn what the protesters describe as “genocide” in Gaza.
They have also been faced with a surge of anti-Semitic hate speech, the targeting of Jewish students, and some support for the October 7 attacks.
For those in charge of these elite institutions, dealing with these protests is a delicate balancing act between safeguarding free speech on campus - a major talking point for the political right - and protecting students and their studies from threats and disruption.
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[@robinmyman]

So how is it right for Hamas to hold onto the hostages?

[@RandomOpinion1]

Agree, neither side should be holding hostages. Both sides should release them

[@pablolara797]

Who said that?

[@trumpsuckspigbalz2351]

​@RandomOpinion1 There's a big difference between the Palestinians Israel is holding and the Israelis Hamas is holding. The Palestinian hostages, or more accurately the prisoners are guilty of terrorist acts against Israel. The Israelis Hamas is holding were at a music festival. Hamas is asking for Israel to release terrorists.

[@ayadali9112]

Anti-Zionism is not the same as Anti-Semitism.

[@ronald3921]

Yes it is Ali

[@gounch.1186]

@@ronald3921their name is not Ali, and no it’s not, DIMWIT Ronald.

[@robertsteele474]

@@ronald3921 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lindaSmith6588]

Biden came out with a statement. It was good statement acknowledging the right to protest, but not break the law. The violence does support the Gaza side.

[@ThorNado24]

The protesters excise what the left liberals are doing in Biden's own government. Biden left no choice to stop the protests until now when radicals expose them.

[@emberson7850]

Makes no difference at this point. There were some peaceful protesters, and they still got arrested.

[@lindaSmith6588]

@emberson7850 when the situation deteriorated, the peaceful protestors should have left.

[@aqualung1466]

FREE FREE AMERICA 🇺🇸 DEPORT ALL HAMASESTINIANS 🇺🇸 VOTE TRUMP 2024

[@kairosmp913]

They should ask every student on why they are there, I bet 80% of them are sheep just following what the current trends are.

[@harveytadman]

Why is it right that 10,000 Palestinians held hostage ?

[@weshardin6609]

There's repressed people, and there's hostages taken in the course of mass murder, a big difference.The Israelis are sorting it anyway.

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

Students are not in uproar, Students have been co-opted by well organized groups with direct links to Hamas, etc. The talking points are so old and worn that any of us who've been watching this conflict for decades now just roll our eyes.

[@organicwest]

Don't forget the Russian and Chinese amplifying the messages directly into both sides silos. Makes a fantastic wedge issue in an election year. Guess Sudan and Congo wouldn't make a big enough wedge. They must have missed the notifications on their phones.

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

@@organicwest CCP & Global Corp Allies > BRICS > Iran > Israel > more political destabilization > "Emergency" > Corp police state Experts in long game, they play the west like a cheap fiddle.

[@SamuelSR-ld6hf]

Politicians taking Israel lobby money and stopping our citizens from exercising their first amendment rights to free speech and protest, is corrupt!

[@coconuciferanuts339]

Maybe the students are attracted to the different clothing of the Palestinians. Veils,hoods,checked & dotted scarfes etc.

[@robertsteele474]

US Congress has been co-opted by AIPAC. The hasbara is are so old and worn that any of us who've been watching this conflict for decades now just roll our eyes.

[@coconuciferanuts339]

Could the presenter slow down his speech. He has much to say that is relevant,but it would be more clearly understood. Thanks.

[@MudThought]

I can criticize USA but if is criticize "that" country, my comment will be deleted by Telegraph admin or yt mod

[@thiernobah1745]

USA colonised by Israel. The paint is down 😂

[@weshardin6609]

Any none US students or none US citizen gatecrashers need to have their visas cancelled and taken to the nearest airport. Do it in your own country.

[@abdinoradangaraar4731]

America must be free from Israel, America must have a third political party that is free without owner or AIPAC and freely elected by the people a new part, today is free plastean but the second wave will be America free from by israel

[@zegermanscientist2667]

Funny isn't it, how people always say antisemitism ('being against jews') but islamophobia ('irrational fear of islam'). From the words alone, being against jews is just a position, but being against islam needs to be corrected somehow.

[@cornishsea]

Technically antisemitism is a form racism (as Jews ✡️ are an ethno-religious group) whereas "islamophobia" is a sensible fear of islamo-fascism 😅 (I'm bloody scared of headcutters hehe)

[@WashainNotkani]

The so called land of the free 😂. What a disgrace

[@organicwest]

It would get the same response or much worse elsewhere. What exactly were they expecting to happen?

[@Zhijinglim]

no one said freedom include causing chaos

[@Tamanna.2024]

American democracy is under threat by Israel lobbies😢😢😢

[@aqualung1466]

Nah - by Hamasestinians.

[@NigelJackson]

Mainly peaceful...

[@wassupmypeeps69]

Make water canons great again

[@WashainNotkani]

The so called land of the free 😂

[@organicwest]

There is always Russia or China or Iran or Trumpica.

[@Teknakickandtwitch]

FREE PALESTINE