President Biden Urges Order Amid University Protests Against Israel’s War in Gaza

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Washington – AFP
US President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday that “there must be order,” due to the ongoing protests at universities in the United States against the backdrop of the war launched by Israel in -against Gaza.
Biden, who has long remained silent on these moves, said in a televised speech from the White House that there is “no place” for anti-Semitism on American universities. , Donald Trump, that it was necessary to find a balance between the right to peaceful protest and the prohibition of violent acts.
“We are not a tyrannical country where we silence people or suppress dissent,” he said, adding, “But we are not a lawless country.” It is a civil society that we are, and there must be order.”
The American President emphasized that the protests cannot be allowed to interfere with the regularity of classes and graduation dates for thousands of students in our universities across the country.
Mr. Biden emphasized that “there should be no place on any college campus, or anywhere in the United States, for anti-Semitism, or threats of violence toward Jewish students.” “
He continued: “There is no place for hate speech or violence of any kind, whether it’s anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, or discrimination against Arab Americans or Palestinian Americans,” considering on this “wrong.”
After finishing his speech, Biden answered, “No,” in response to a question about whether US National Guard forces should intervene to break up the protest movements at universities. His answer was “no” in response to a question whether these moves would push him to change his position in support of Israel in the war that has been going on for about seven months.
Mr. Biden’s statements came a few hours after his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, criticized American universities for the riots, because these academic institutions were “tainted by hatred and antagonism Semitism”.
Mr Biden faced criticism from across the political spectrum in the United States against the backdrop of protests that police forces intervened to break up in several universities, in an operation that included dozens of arrests .
Republicans have accused him of taking actions they see as “anti-Semitic,” while he faces criticism from within his own party for his unwavering support for Israel in the war against Gaza.