In Australia, hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at the University of Sydney.
Protests over the Gaza war are sprouting in prominent universities across the world including France and Australia, although at a slower rate compared with in the US, where demonstrations at around 40 facilities have at times spiralled into clashes with police and mass arrests.on May 3 and removed many of the dozens of student activists who had occupied its buildings in protest against Israel’s conduct in its war against the Hamas militant group in Gaza.
The university was closed for the day on May 3, with a heavy police presence around its main building. Sciences Po’s director Jean Basseres on May 2 rejected demands by protesters to review its relations with Israeli universities, prompting protesters to continue their movement with at least one person entering a hunger strike, according to a student speaking on behalf of the protesters.Israel estimates that 129 hostages seized by militants during their attack remain in Gaza. The Israeli military says it believes 34 of them are dead.
“We want to prove that it’s not true that you can’t talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” UEJF president Samuel Lejoyeux told broadcaster Radio J. In Australia, hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at the University of Sydney on May 3, as rival demonstrators came eye-to-eye shouting slogans and waving flags. Still, except for a few heated exchanges, the protest and counter-protest took place peacefully.
While McGill had requested police intervention, law enforcement had not stepped in on May 2 to clear the encampment and said in a statement it was monitoring the situation.
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