Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Dozens of protesters have been arrested at Yale University as demonstrations against the war in Gaza rock US campuses. Protesters occupying a square ignored multiple requests to leave, the Ivy League institution told the BBC. Meanwhile, Columbia University students were told to attend classes virtually Monday after over 100 arrests were made during protests there last week. The White House has condemned alleged incidents of antisemitism at Columbia. The ongoing protests have raised concerns about the safety of Jewish students at schools across the country. Since the 7 October attack on southern Israel by Hamas gunmen, debates and fights about the Middle East and free speech have erupted on college campuses across the country, and tensions are now rising at major universities.” (04/22/24)