Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:36am on 29 Apr 2024,Monday International
Amid escalating pro-Palestine demonstrations in the US, activists at Harvard University raised the Palestinian flag over the John Harvard statue, resulting in nearly 900 arrests nationwide. The incident marked continued unrest following mass arrests at Columbia University. Harvard labeled the act a "violation of university policy," pledging disciplinary action. Tensions persisted at various campuses, with clashes reported at UCLA and ongoing protests at George Washington University. Vandalism occurred at USC, prompting condemnation. Negotiations between students and administrators reached a stalemate at MIT, while Tufts urged peaceful resolution. Senate Leader McConnell decried the protests as "dangerous" and denounced antisemitism.
