In Pictures: US police arrest dozens of students

Nothing like this had been seen since the protests against the Vietnam War in the United States during the 1960s and 70s. Mass arrests to quell a student revolt.

On Monday, April 30, as night fell, the New York police, in coordination with the university authorities, stormed the Columbia University campus and arrested dozens of people who were participating there in a protest that had turned into a real headache for politicians and those in charge at the university.

The authorities' objective was to defuse the major protests that are spreading across campuses across the country against the war in Gaza.

According to The New York Times, the anti-war camp that was installed on the Columbus campus was dismantled by the police and the university authorities asked the police to monitor at least until May 17 so that these protests are not repeated.

This is what the Columbus University camp against the war looked like hours before for the police intervened. On campuses across the United States the picture is similar. And there were also harsh police interventions.

This picture shows the arrest of a student in Austin, Texas, when he was protesting against the war. The problem with the protests according to some politicians and analysts is that they lead to anti-Semitism.

Unwavering support for Israel was something that the American public did not question. But that changed. Young university students do not accept giving a blank check to Israel to undertake a war they see as unfair and brutal.

The student protest is also a real problem for Joe Biden, who is trying to balance his position on the war. He demands restraint from Israel but is forced to support its right to defend itself. And, as much as possible, he distances himself from the protesting students.

The dispute between Trump and Biden ahead of the next elections is very close according to all surveys. If the young or Arab vote avoids voting for Biden, the big beneficiary could be Trump.

This picture shows a protest against the Vietnam War at the University of California, in 1972. In those days there was also harsh police repression and, in many cases, this led to a radicalization of the students.

The United States is the epicenter of the revolt but the student protest against the war spreads throughout the world, with greater or lesser force. In the image, camping in Paris. In France, the police were also sent to defuse the revolt and those protesting are also accused of anti-Semitism.

The impression is that the student protests are not going to stop in the United States despite police actions. We will see.

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