Anti-Israeli student protests in the US: Police begin clearance operation at University
Photo: Police begin a clearance operation at a US university (Getty Images)
American law enforcement officers have started pushing protesters out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to CNN.
Wisconsin state troopers with shields push into the chanting crowd. Many protesters pushed back with their hands on the shields.
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Some officers in Madison police uniforms dismantled tents set up on the ground, while others used batons to push protesters back.
The operation began after campus police gave protesters 15 minutes to remove their tents.
What preceded it
On the eve of graduation ceremonies, protests were held in some US educational institutions. The protesters oppose Israel's war in Gaza.
The protests are anti-Semitic, protesters often shout pro-Hamas slogans.
RBC-Ukraine reported that today, May 1, pro-Palestinian students seized a university building in the United States.
Earlier we reported that Israel is conducting a military operation in the Gaza Strip. Read more in the material of RBC-Ukraine.
