{"id":2230183,"date":"2024-04-25T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emory-university-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-chaos\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T15:29:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:29:17","slug":"emory-university-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emory-university-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Emory University&#8217;s Pro-Palestinian Protest Turns Chaotic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femory-university-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-chaos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A pro-Palestinian protest at Emory \u200dUniversity turned chaotic with multiple student arrests.\u200b Videos show police wrestling students, one tased, and others led away in handcuffs. Witnesses mentioned police&#8217;s use of pepper spray. The protestors demanded divestment from \u2064Israeli\u200d entities \u2062and opposed the &#8220;Cop City&#8221; \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-sees-looming-police-shortage-as-officers-file-for-retirement-and-young-people-arent-signing-up\/\" title=\"Philadelphia Sees Looming Police Shortage As Officers File For Retirement And Young People Aren\u2019t Signing Up\">police training center<\/a>. Emory&#8217;s President noted\u2062 many protestors were non-affiliated outsiders causing disturbance before being cleared by law \u2062enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/palestinians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian<\/a> protest at Emory University descended into chaos on Thursday, with multiple students arrested after Atlanta police and Georgia state troopers responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Police wrestled multiple students to the ground, and at least one student was tased, video of the protests posted to social media shows. Other students were seen being led away in handcuffs.<\/p>\n<p>Some witnesses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/crime\/breaking-pro-palestinian-training-center-protesters-set-up-camp-at-emory\/KI3KCD5TANAIVGHFF5OTLXY5BA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> police used pepper spray to control the crowd.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Atlanta cops tased and restrained one protester. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8zd4rIbFdi\">pic.twitter.com\/8zd4rIbFdi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylenabecker\/status\/1783535284585390537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Chaos erupts as Georgia police officers reportedly fire rubber bullets into a crowd at Emory University.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened after students set up a Gaza solidarity encampment at the quad.<\/p>\n<p>The protestors are &#8220;demanding total institutional divestment from Israeli\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vukOzrpMEz\">pic.twitter.com\/vukOzrpMEz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1783533693828784399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Emory protesters were protesting the Israel-Hamas war, but also the construction of a police training facility at an abandoned Atlanta prison, dubbed \u201cCop City\u201d by opponents.<\/p>\n<p>In an article the Emory protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/protest-underway-at-emory-university-in-support-of-palestine-stop-cop-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> online, the protesters wrote they were \u201cdemanding total institutional divestment from Israeli apartheid and Cop City at all Atlanta colleges and universities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning, several dozen people set up camp on the university\u2019s lawn with tents and signs.<\/p>\n<p>President Gregory Fenves said many of those initial protesters were outsiders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly this morning, several dozen protesters entered our Atlanta campus and set up an encampment on the Quad,\u201d Fenves said in an email to the school community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese individuals are largely not affiliated with Emory and were disrupting the university as our students finish classes and prepare for finals. This is completely unacceptable. In response to this encampment, the Emory Police Department notified these individuals that they were trespassing. When they refused to leave, law enforcement cleared the Quad,\u201d Fenves said.<\/p>\n<p>Emory police Commander Thomas Mann agreed, saying some of the protesters were not affiliated with the university.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text\" data-index=\"22\">\u201cThe ones that were arrested, there wasn\u2019t anything peaceful about what was going on,\u201d the police commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/crime\/breaking-pro-palestinian-training-center-protesters-set-up-camp-at-emory\/KI3KCD5TANAIVGHFF5OTLXY5BA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"22\">Some of those arrested will be charged with criminal trespass and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-clearing-remaining-federal-charges-against-portland-rioters-most-get-probation-community-service\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Clearing Remaining Federal Charges Against Portland Rioters, Most Get Probation, Community Service\">assaulting police officers<\/a>, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rowdy protests have also broken out over the last week at other universities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In New York City, demonstrations erupted at Columbia, Harvard, and New York University, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/crime\/breaking-pro-palestinian-training-center-protesters-set-up-camp-at-emory\/KI3KCD5TANAIVGHFF5OTLXY5BA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">where<\/a> 133 protesters were arrested. In the Boston area, students protested at both Harvard and Northeastern University. Another Ivy League school, Brown University in Rhode Island, saw protests as well. Yale University in Connecticut saw more than 40 protesters arrested.<\/p>\n<p>In Texas, the University of Texas at Austin saw students demonstrate as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/30-years-later-remembering-crown-heights\/\" title=\"30 Years Later: Remembering Crown Heights\">police struggled<\/a> to control the crowd, at one point knocking over a man holding a large camera.<\/p>\n<p>In California, students protested at University of Southern California where 93 people were <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/usc-imposes-campus-restrictions-after-nearly-100-arrested-during-pro-palestinian-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pro-Palestinian protest at Emory University turned chaotic as Atlanta police and Georgia state troopers intervened. Multiple students were arrested, some wrestled to the ground, and one was tased, as shown in videos shared on social media. The situation escalated with students being led away, marking a tense moment during the demonstration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2230184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2149561534.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2230183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2149561534.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2230183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2230184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2230183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2230183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2230183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}