From the Liveblog of
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Police clear Boston campus of anti-Israel protesters, school says some called to ‘Kill the Jews’
NEW YORK — Police in riot gear clear an anti-Israel encampment on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston. Several dozen students shout and boo at them from a distance, but the scene is otherwise nonconfrontational.
The school says that the demonstration, which began two days ago, had become “infiltrated by professional organizers” with no affiliation to the school.
Antisemitic slurs, including “Kill the Jews,” were used, the school says in a statement.
“We cannot tolerate this kind of hate on our campus,” says the statement, which was posted on the social media platform X.
The decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to hundreds of arrests nationwide, have prompted school faculty members at universities in California, Georgia and Texas to initiate or pass votes of no confidence in their leadership. They are largely symbolic rebukes, without the power to remove their presidents.
Students block police vehicles containing detained protesters from leaving the Northwestern University campus while chanting ‘From the river to the sea.’
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— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 27, 2024
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
