Police launch violent crackdowns on Gaza protests on campuses across the US: ‘We’re terrified of another Kent State’


by The Independent

The Independent— More than 500 students have been arrested in the last week at protests in solidarity with Gaza

NewsCop—Police arrest more than 2000 protesters across US campuses. More than 2000 pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested across multiple United States college campuses over the past several weeks.

Drudge Report—Violent clashes spread across US between protesters and riot police. Fireworks, police batons and arrests have been spreading across the states (Pictures: AP) Following the arrest of dozens of protestors at Columbia University in New York, a similar demonstration at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has spiraled into chaos. Video of pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protestors throwing pallets and hitting each other, leaving many bloodied, have begun to circulate as those on the ground initially reported no police presence – with one witness saying...

The Guardian—Campus protests: UCLA students in standoff with police as demonstrations spread across US. More than a thousand supporters at a pro-Palestine encampment in California face arrest by police, a day after it was attacked by pro-Israel counter-protesters