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War between Hamas and Israel: American universities are on fire
War between Hamas and Israel: American universities are on fire – (franceinfo)
The war in the Middle East resonates across the world and particularly on the campuses of the largest American universities. Tensions are very present and leave no room for debate.
A pro-Palestinian student attempts 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.
Anti-Semitic acts are increasing
And the protest sometimes turns violent. In New York, security at 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.