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Nature - Protests over Israel-Hamas war have torn US universities apart: what’s next? Prof. Robert Pape discusses his recent survey research.
May 28, 2024
Protests over the war in Gaza have rattled and divided university campuses across the United States over the past few months. Now some university leaders are preparing to testify before the US Congress about their handling of the protests and accusations of antisemitism on campus. Some researchers fear that the hearing will further inflame a volatile situation.
The protests have been unprecedented — both because of their scale and because of universities’ use of law enforcement to exert control. Thousands of US students and some faculty members have been arrested during the past few weeks in confrontations — some violent — with police.