50 professors arrested in anti-Israel protests in America
Protests concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and 50 professors arrested erupt on American campuses. 50 professors are among those arrested during these demonstrations. The reasons for arrest and the specific nature of the protests are unclear. This incident highlights the heightened tensions surrounding the conflict and its reach into academic spaces. More information is needed to understand the full picture of these events.
Emory University economics professor Caroline Fohlin is detained by police
on Thursday at Emory University in Atlanta. CNN
14.05.2024: At least 50 professors have been arrested by police at protests across America against Israeli atrocities in Gaza. The students were arrested for participating in the protest and showing solidarity. It is known that several professors were beaten, harassed and harassed by the police. The students of Columbia University in New York started this protest on April 17.The protest raised several demands, including ending the war in Gaza, severing the university’s relationship with the Israeli government and Israeli institutions. Later this protest spread to several educational institutions.
This movement of American students has spread to at least 12 European countries. More than two and a half thousand students in America and more than three hundred in Europe have been arrested in protest.It is known that when a student was arrested by the police, Caroline Fallin, professor of economics at Emory University in Atlanta, tried to stop it. A policeman tortured the professor by throwing him on the ground. University of Washington professor Steve Tamari was filming the protest. This time he was arrested by the police after physically harassing him.Isaac Kamola, a member of the American Association of University Professors, an organization of US university professors, said that the case of professors being handcuffed has attracted the attention of many.