What student protests say about US politics and Israel support
Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term
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Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term
With tension mounting over an encampment in support of Palestinians at New York’s Columbia University, police strode onto campus this month and arrested more than 100 demonstrators.
Students called on the Stanford University to divest from companies supporting Israel's military action in Gaza
Israel and its supporters have branded the university protests as antisemitic, while critics of Israel say it uses such allegations to silence opponents. Although some protesters have been caught on camera making antisemitic remarks or violent threats, organizers of the protests, some of whom are Jewish, say it is a peaceful movement aimed at defending Palestinian rights and protesting the war.
Protesters have a right to voice their opinions about the situation on the ground in Gaza, but not so vociferously their protests cross the line into antisemitism or law breaking, according to a pair of Bay State politicians asked about recent crackdowns on college campuses seen nationally.