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War between Israel and Hamas: tensions in American universities
War between Israel and Hamas: tensions in American universities – (FRANCE 2)
The war between Israel and Hamas resonates across the world, particularly on the campuses of American universities, with extremely high tension, often leaving no room for debate. Reporting.
A pro-Palestinian student tries to set fire to an Israeli flag in the United States. The face-to-face situation turns into a confrontation. These images filmed on a campus in Louisiana reflect the high tensions in American universities. With rallies in Boston, New York and Chicago, American campuses are on the front line of protesting the Israeli offensive in Gaza. “We want to make it clear that innocent lives are being taken. We are against violence but we ask that the value of civilian lives be recognized”defends a student.
A protest that turns violent
And the protest sometimes turns violent. In New York, the security of a university preferred to lock its Jewish students inside the library, while pro-Palestinian demonstrators threatened to enter. A Jewish association has financed trucks on certain campuses displaying the faces and names of students deemed anti-Semitic.