US police have detained over 100 people at a protest, Northeastern University said on Saturday.
The event in Boston, in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts, is the latest in a . Several of those protests have been interrupted by police.
In a different protest on Thursday, . On Friday, the interim president of the University of Pennsylvania, J. Larry Jameson, called for an encampment of protesters on his campus to be dismantled.
What did the university say about the police action?
Boston officers took action after protesters had “crossed the line” in using “anti-Semitic slurs” including calls to kill Jewish people, the university said in a social media post.
“What began as a student demonstration two days ago was infiltrated by professional organizers with no affiliation to Northeastern,” the statement said.
“As part of clearing of the site, approximately 100 individuals were detained by police,” it said, adding that an “unauthorized encampment” had been cleared by authorities.
The university said that those who had identified themselves as students at the institution were not detained by police.
“Those who produced a valid Northeastern ID were released. They will face disciplinary proceedings within the university, not legal action.”
“Those who refused to disclose their affiliation were arrested,” it stressed.
Protesters are demanding a cease-fire in the , where , according to the Health Ministry in the -run territory.
The began when the militant Hamas group launched an attack on southern Israel, resulting in the deaths of around 1,170 people.
Hamas is designated as a terror organization by Germany, the US and others.
Iraq’s al-Sadr voices support for US student protesters
, expressed support for pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US campuses in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter.
“We call for a halt to the crackdown on voices advocating for peace and freedom,” al-Sadr said, referring to police action against pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US campuses.
, though the cleric himself is currently keeping out of Iraq’s political scene. Baghdad has not recognized the state of Israel.
sdi/dj (AFP, AP)
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