{"id":2232008,"date":"2024-04-28T12:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-green-party-presidential-candidate-arrested-at-campus-anti-israel-protest\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T12:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T16:21:25","slug":"far-left-green-party-presidential-candidate-arrested-at-campus-anti-israel-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-green-party-presidential-candidate-arrested-at-campus-anti-israel-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-wing Green Party Presidential Candidate Detained During Campus Anti-Israel Rally"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ffar-left-green-party-presidential-candidate-arrested-at-campus-anti-israel-protest%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=2232008&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>Green Party presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">candidate<\/a> Jill Stein was arrested during an anti-Israel\u2062 protest at Washington University&#8217;s St. Louis campus. Stein, known for supporting\u200b the BDS movement against Israel, spent six hours in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-protesters-at-us-open-semifinal-charged\/\" title=\"Climate activists charged during US Open semifinal.\">police\u2062 custody<\/a> \u2064before being released. The arrest, captured in a video \u200bshared on Twitter, also involved her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">campaign manager<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-pressed-about-trump-outpolling-the-president-as-an-effective-world-leader\/\" title=\"Biden campaign pressed about Trump outpolling the president as an 'effective world leader'\">deputy campaign\u2064 manager<\/a>. Protesters \u2064demanded an end to Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza and called for distancing from\u2063 Boeing due to its\u2064 ties with Israel. Similar demonstrations have occurred nationwide, leading to disruptive situations.  <\/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>Green Party presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jill-stein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Stein<\/a> was among the dozens of people who were arrested during an anti-Israel protest at the St. Louis campus of Washington University on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Local NBC affiliate KSDK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksdk.com\/article\/news\/politics\/green-party-presidential-candidate-jill-stein-arrested-booked-assault-charges-during-pro-palestine-encampment-protest-demonstration-washu-stlouis\/63-31183095-0717-4497-b745-18ddc0f24c34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Stein, the far-Left Jewish political figure who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/green-partys-hard-left-jill-stein-the-jews-have-poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported the BDS movement<\/a> targeting Israel, spent six hours in police custody and was released at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Video <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJillStein\/status\/1784411081340809348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> in a post from Stein\u2019s account on X appeared to show the moment the candidate was detained. The post said Stein\u2019s campaign manager, Jason Call, and deputy campaign manager, Kelly Merrill-Cayer, were also arrested.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Jill Stein and her Campaign Manager and Deputy Campaign Manager, Jason Call and Kelly Merrill-Cayer, have been arrested at Washington University in St. Louis while supporting a protest against WashU\u2019s ties to the war on Gaza.<br \/>Video from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KallieECox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KallieECox<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkUYC9b5Qx\">pic.twitter.com\/rkUYC9b5Qx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Jill Stein\ud83c\udf3b (@DrJillStein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJillStein\/status\/1784411081340809348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Protesters at Washington University have been calling for an end to Israel\u2019s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/education\/protest-of-gaza-war-at-st-louis-washington-university-ends-with-arrests\/article_546b79ce-04da-11ef-aa5b-b7d719f4ba9d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanding<\/a> that the private college cut ties <a href=\"https:\/\/olin.wustl.edu\/faculty-and-research\/research-centers\/boeing-center\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with Boeing<\/a> over the aerospace company\u2019s relationship with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Similar demonstrations have popped up at universities around the country, resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/emory-university-pro-palestinian-protest-descends-into-chaos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scenes of chaos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/police-arrest-dozens-of-anti-israel-protesters-at-yale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrests<\/a> by law enforcement. There has also been a wave of\u00a0condemnation from political leaders over <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6969552\/white-house-condemns-antisemitism-college-campuses-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">displays of anti-Semitism<\/a> witnessed during the demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/source.wustl.edu\/2024\/04\/statement-regarding-campus-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Saturday, Washington University said a \u201clarge group of individuals\u201d that included students, employees, and people not affiliated with the school entered the campus \u201cwith the intention of causing a significant disruption.\u201d<\/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=1714129450076000&#038;usg=AOvVaw11MUL_oXewNl-yGfGqnuu8\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt quickly became clear through the words and actions of this group that they did not have good intentions on our campus and that this demonstration had the potential to get out of control and become dangerous,\u201d Washington University said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the group began to set up a camp in violation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-coach-quits-after-being-accused-of-making-microaggressive-comments-about-black-cheerleaders-hairstyle\/\" title=\"College Coach Quits After Being Accused Of Making \u2018Microaggressive Comments\u2019 About Black Cheerleader\u2019s Hairstyle\">university policy<\/a>, we made the decision to tell everyone present that they needed to leave,\u201d Washington University added. \u201cWe arrested more than 80 individuals who refused to leave after being asked multiple times. All will face charges of trespassing and some may also be charged with resisting arrest and assault, including for injuries to police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Washington University concluded, \u201cWe are firmly committed to free expression and allow ample opportunity for voices to be heard on our campus. However, we expect everyone to respect our policies and we will take swift action to enforce them to their fullest extent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During an anti-Israel demonstration at Washington University&#8217;s St. Louis campus, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and numerous others were arrested. Stein, an advocate of the BDS movement against Israel, spent six hours in police custody<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2232009,"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-1923327638-scaled-e1714315587848.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2232008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1923327638-scaled-e1714315587848.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232008","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2232008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2232009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2232008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2232008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2232008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}