2024-05-02 12:25:53
As student protests continue at various universities across the United States, demanding an end to the war in Gaza, a new battle of a different type has emerged among universities, namely the “flag raising” battle.
According to the New York Times, the students raised palestinian flag On flagpoles at prominent sites on many campuses across the country, they have sometimes been placed in place of American flags.
At the University of California, a video clip showed a pro-Palestinian activist waving the Palestinian flag on scaffolding next to the university building as a police officer tried to arrest him, and the Palestinian flag was flying at his side. place until Wednesday morning.
In a video clip broadcast on the “X” platform, 3 students from an American university appear brandishing the Palestinian flag among several of their colleagues.
Lower the American flag and raise the Palestinian flag
New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed anger over raising the Palestinian flag at New York College instead of… American flag.
Adams told reporters Wednesday: “It’s our flag, guys, don’t take over our buildings and raise another flag, that may be good for other people, but it’s not good for me.” »
UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts helped return the American flag to the top of the pole at Polk Place on campus.
The officers waved the flag even as other officers pepper-sprayed protesters, and some threw water and empty water bottles at police, according to the student newspaper Daily Tar Heel.
Roberts said, according to the newspaper’s report: “To lower this flag and raise another flag, whatever flag it is, contradicts who we are and what this university stands for.” »
The New York Police Department helped raise the American flag at City College Tuesday evening.
The war in Gaza has sparked an escalation of speeches and protests rejecting the war in various parts of the country. UNITED STATESmost prominent allies IsraelA few weeks ago, protests began at several American universities to reject the war and demand a ceasefire.
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