U.S. President Joe Biden spoke out in favor of the freedom of expression applied on American campuses when the uproar at Columbia University, New York, and other universities followed this speech.
Moreover, these gatherings are rooted in an attempt to stand with the Gaza Palestinians, whose fatalities have been over 34 thousand, death records testimony the Hamas government Ministry of Health.
However, this support for government students raises the question of anti-Semitism and its possible outcomes, including violence, intimidation, and hate speech on campus. In reply, President Biden asserted that free speech, open debate, and the absence of discrimination are crucial components of the college campus culture. He pointed towards the necessity of fighting against hateful outbursts and violence and promoting peaceful statements’ importance.
Columbia’s revolt had been evoking interest from the mass media during the protests. Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, admonished and recognized an anti-Semitic pandemic and advocated of resignation of the university’s president, along with the removal of the students involved. But Johnson proposed that they’re ready to invite the National Guard to join them if the situation worsens.
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations became widespread, the state troopers, on horses, vide this time in front of the hundreds of rival protesters. On many social media provides, some videos were released of police who were in riot gear ejecting protesters from different parts of the campus.
The rising furry among the public, and especially among young Americans, over the death toll in Gaza is at the same time placing to Biden administration in a delicate position while pursuing its intervention to give Israel have a good image even as addressing the domestic sentiments.
While calling on the Israeli authorities to shed light on the mass graves discovered in Gaza and approving billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, its most important partner in the Middle East, US President Biden carried on the US tradition of steadfast support for Israel.
The conflict in Gaza was triggered by an unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,170 people, according to Israeli official figures compiled by AFP.
