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CNN . . Demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli siege in Gazahave spread across university campuses in the United States and around the world in recent weeks.. ..
But while clashes and standoffs with police at New Yorks Columbia University, Portland State andUCLA have captured global attention, demonstrations and sit-ins are also being held on campuses in parts of Europe, Asia and the Middle East.. ..
They were erected in solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli siege in Gaza and student protesters in the US, but someJewish groups say theyre causing unnecessary tension on campus and Australias opposition leader has called them racist and antisemitic.. . Students for Palestine UQ want the university to disclose all links to Israeli companies and universities and to cut ties with weapons companies.. ..
In Paris, pro-Palestinian protests erupted at the Sciences Po university and the Sorbonne university in late April.. . French police cleared protesters from the Sorbonne one of the countrys most prestigious universities on April 29, with video geolocated by CNN showing officers dragging twodemonstrators out of tents and along the ground.. ..
One protester said a student had begun a hunger strike inprotestat the universitys response to students wishing to support Palestine.. . CNN video showed students carrying placards calling for an end to genocide in Gaza and the boycott of Israeli universities.. . Sciences Po is one of Frances most highly ranked universities and the alma mater of a slew of presidents including incumbent leader Emmanuel Macron.It has strong ties to Columbia University, where students have been staging widespread pro-Palestinianprotests.. ..
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