Police cleared the camp of pro-Palestinian protesters at Sciences Po and the Sorbonne in Paris. There were also protests in Lausanne and Dublin. In the United States, where this trend began, graduation ceremonies are at risk.
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Tensions are high at American colleges and universities and European universities over the anti-war demonstrations in Gaza and the alleged financing of Israel. On Friday, French police peacefully evicted dozens of students who had gathered in support of the Palestinians from a building at the Paris Institute of Political Studies.
Students waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans in support of Gaza residents. He Sciences Po building It’s been busy since Thursday night. The university administration had closed the main buildings and moved classes online.
Pro-Palestinian students protested on Friday in front of the Pantheon monument, near the elite Sorbonne University, to demand the end ofIsraeli offensive in Gaza. On Thursday, similar protests had taken place at other universities in the country, including Lille and Lyon.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said police were forced to remove students from 23 sites on French campuses on Thursday and that “they were all evacuated within hours.” A police presence will be maintained near Sciences Po to avoid new blockages, French authorities said.
European students join protests: universities in Lausanne and Dublin occupied
Student demonstrations in favor of Palestine are spreading throughout Europe. Several dozen students spent the night in Géopolis, the building of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences in Lausanne, Swiss.
The situation is peaceful, however, the accusations are fierce: the students claim that the University of Lausanne has become an accomplice of Israel in this war through their scientific cooperation.
At Trinity College Dublin, students camped out on campus grounds Friday night. The demonstration takes place after the university authorities imposed a fine of 214,000 euros on the student union for the inconvenience caused by the pro-Palestinian protests of the last few days.
Graduation ceremonies blocked in the United States
More than 2,100 people were arrested on US college campuses after anti-war protests broke out in the Gaza Strip.
Las graduation ceremonies will be held at colleges and universities this weekend, and many institutions are considering suspend or postpone events programmed.
On Friday, protesters in Michigan interrupted the graduation ceremony of the School of Music, Theater and Dance of the University of Michigan.
On the same day, the president of the University of Vermont announced that Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will no longer give her commencement address. Some campus protesters had called on the university to revoke Thomas-Greenfield’s invitation.
The University of Southern California canceled are main graduation ceremony last week, and now plans to hold a smaller event for the graduates’ families.
2024-05-04 19:27:57
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