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A sign that reads, Gaza Solidarity Encampment, is seen during the Pro-Palestinians protest at the Columbia University campus in New York, April 22, 2024
PRO-PALESTINIAN student protesters across the United States faced increasing pressure today from university authorities demanding an end to their actions.
At Columbia University in New York, the administration claimed to be making “important progress” with students who had set up a tent encampment, saying that it was extending a deadline for them to go, but confrontations remained tense.
Student protesters “have committed to dismantling and removing a significant number of tents,” a university statement said, but a smaller encampment remained.
Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly
The US relationship with Israel has evolved into a strategic liability, argues RAMZY BAROUD
