Scuffles and arrests at UT Austin; Columbia suspends pro-Palestine students

Police in the United States have clashed with students at a university in the city of Austin, Texas, and arrested dozens as they dismantled an encampment set up to protest Israel’s war on Gaza.
The arrests at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) on Monday came as Columbia University in New York City also began suspending students after they defied an ultimatum to disperse.
The protesters are calling their universities to cut ties with Israel, which some experts at the United Nations say is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli forces have killed at least 34,488 Palestinians since October 7, when fighters from Hamas launched unprecedented attacks inside southern Israel, killing 1,139 people and taking dozens captive.
The protests have upended university campuses across the US, with the number of arrests approaching 1,000 as the final days of classes wrap up.

Al Jazeera’s correspondents are covering the protests from coast to coast. Heidi Zhou-Castro is reporting from the University of Texas in Austin, Teresa Bo reports from Columbia University in New York and Kristen Saloomey reports from Yale University in in New Haven, Connecticut.

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[mwkmloq]

Where are human rights Organizations now? Are they watching all this silently???

[Jawadkhan-uxrs]

Shameful. Instead of stopping support to israel, they have always side with the aggressors. This is the summary of US history. Shameful for the universities also for threatening students for suspension.

[doctorbigsmiles]

THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE IS STRONGER THAN THE PEOPLE IN POWER

[aaronlang]

My son was accepted into Columbia to start this fall. However, due to the schools' response to these protests, he no longer wants to attend Columbia. We're proud of him for this decision.

[hameedsadr]

No to colonialism, imperialism, occupation, apartheid, and Zionism 🇵🇸✌️

[ayaman]

I am very proud of the American Youth. Give me hope for the future of America, otherwise, looking at the present, the American leadership give me nothing but disgust and leaves me appalled as to the future of this country.

[nvs]

USA STILL PRETENDS TO BE THE GREATEST DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD (US BOTS will comment that we are a republic) 😂😂😂

[lutherdean]

thanks for sharing this the world is watching

[chrisgardner]

While attending university during the 1960's, I felt it was my duty to protest against the deceitful lies we were being told about the Vietnam War. Looking back, we all know that the war proved to be a total disaster. 58, 000 Americans lost their lives and approximately 290, 000 came back severely wounded. All for nothing.
At that time, I don't remember being told that I would be suspended for protesting. Of course, we were often told, "America, love it or leave it". Also, some of you might recall that a number of unarmed Kent State university students were shot and killed by our National Guard for protesting against the war. Some things never change. America, "Land of the free, home of the brave".

[AlonsoLayena]

These students are teaching us a lesson about courage, humanity, and compassion! I hope between them is the future president of the U.S.

[YusufKhan-duml]

Heads of the so called free world has failed us.The students are giving us hope.

[helenscoffield]

Since when is there israeli police in USA?

[izzettinkulaksz]

They will end the right to life at the world. Please don't stop.

[Jawadkhan-uxrs]

Stay strong brave people. These hypocrites has a long history of running away in the end. They will do the same, just stay strong.

[sahiyaossil]

SOLIDARITY 4 PROTESTERS FROM INDIAN SISTER🙏👍❤️

[active]

So cool these student PATRIOTS only talk to INTERNATIONAL AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA! All other MSM get directed to their appointed media representative. I hope ya'll see what's happening here! RESPECT!

[Chrioracticmalta]

Sadly all the taxes paid by the American public goes to this suppression 😢

[gr]

A university without students cannot exist. Theore students participating the more obvious it is that they cannot suspended them all. Since it will mean empty lecture halls empty libraries and empty research centers

[knightlife]

These students are playing a very important role in history. As an American, a black American at that, I am so proud of them. It just started in my state of NC. Once it hits the south, they have truly lost the entire narrative.

[HolyInspiredOrthodoxChristian]

Time to bring out the speech by Martin Luther King. Unfortunately he was sacrificed for his courage to speak up. This is exactly what Christians throughout the world should be doing. Standing in solidarity with the oppressed not arming the perpetrators of division and hatred. I have a dream!