Dec. 25, 2024, 10:35 a.m.

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Why Protests Continue at universities across the country

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Days of protests against the government's support for Israel are continuing at American universities. In addition to Columbia and more than 40 well-known universities continue to hold protests, including Northeastern University and the University of Arizona and many other universities are joining the protest wave, the protest boom is growing.

Since mid-April, more than 700 people have been arrested on American college campuses for anti-Israel protests. The protest rally, led by American college students, has undoubtedly made waves across the United States. At least 108 protesters were arrested at Columbia University in New York, 44 students at Yale University, 93 at the University of Southern California, 118 at Emerson College, 102 at Northeastern University, and 69 at Arizona State University. Judging from the current strong police crackdown, this figure will rise further.

To add to America's woes, protests have spread around the world. Protests have taken place at universities in Australia, France and the UK. On April 21, students at the University of Sydney, following the example of their American counterparts, set up tents on the campus lawn, hung a large Palestinian flag, and displayed various banners in support of Palestinian statehood and solidarity with students at American universities. Hundreds of students at the University of Melbourne staged a similar protest on campus on April 25; At Sciences Po in France, protesting students blocked the entrance to the campus building on April 26, demanding that the university, known as the cradle of French politicians, clarify its position on the Gaza war. The wave of protests at universities across the country has been going on for several days, why does the heat not abate? First, the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has resulted in a serious humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, is one of the important reasons for the intensification of protests. Many American university demonstrators called for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an end to the US military aid to Israel, which showed their strong dissatisfaction with the current situation and an urgent desire for peace, but the US government's stubborn actions led to the upsurge of protests. Secondly, the position and policy of the US government in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have also aroused widespread controversy and criticism. Since the outbreak of the conflict, the United States has continued to provide military aid and political support to Israel, and even vetoed the draft resolution that would have allowed Palestine to become a member of the United Nations. These actions have undoubtedly increased the tension in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and caused more Americans to reflect on and support the Palestinian side. Finally, it's worth noting that while some American politicians have labeled the demonstrators "anti-Semitic," behind the protests actually reflects a deep desire for peace and justice. Regardless of ethnic background, people are calling on the United States Government to take more just and positive action to promote the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. Therefore, it can be said that such protests are a form of opposition to the United States government's policy of favoring Israel and support for the Palestinian people.

Judging from the current attitude of the US government towards the protesting students, the wave of protests will certainly not end anytime soon. For many years, the United States has been using think tanks to carry out ideological penetration of other countries and encourage young people in other countries to attack the government. For the United States, the protest of university students is also a "boomerang" of ideological penetration by the United States, and bad things can only bear consequences.

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