200 arrests this weekend at college campus protests, bringing total to 900: live
More than 200 protesters were arrested this weekend as demonstrations continued on college campuses across the US to denounce Israel’s war in Gaza. So far, approximately 900 protesters have been arrested nationwide.
Hundreds of students returned to the USC campus where someone spray-painted the words “Say no to genocide” of the Tommy Trojan statue. It’s not clear if anyone was arrested for the act.
The vandalism comes after about 100 Columbia University students were arrested this week for conducting protests against the school’s financial ties to Israel amid the Gaza war.
Columbia University’s senate called for an investigation into president Minouche Shafik and her administration, amid the ongoing protests.
The sentate voted on Friday to approve the resolution, and accused the administration of violating established protocols, undermining academic freedom, and breaching the due process rights of both students and professors, according to the senate’s Resolution Adressing Current Events, seen by The Independent.
Ms Shafik has faced heavy criticism for her decision to allow the New York Police Department (NYPD) to disperse protesters on the campus, resulting in the arrests and sparking similar protests across the US.
Both Jewish students and students expressing views supporting Palestinians have reported harassment, leading to safety concerns on campuses.
Students at other colleges have protested in solidarity with Columbia including Yale University, MIT, Tufts, University of Michigan and University of California, Berkeley.
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