The Pro-Palestinian Demo Wave Continues On US Campuses

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JAKARTA - Pro-Palestinian demonstrations continued in major US universities until Friday, April 26 evening local time, condemning Israeli bombings in Gaza.

Throughout this week, several campuses have called police on protesters, leading to hundreds of people being arrested across the country. Protesters demanded that their campuses release campus funds from Israeli-related entities.

College managers are facing growing pressure from lawmakers to control the protests. At Columbia a school senate demonstration center issued a resolution on Friday evening to investigate how university leaders handled the protests.

The following is the current condition of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on a number of US campuses reported by CNN, Saturday, April 27:

Arizona State University: Police at Arizona State University arrested three people on Friday, April 26, on suspicion of entry without permission "with respect to setting up illegal camps," a university spokesman said.

Barnard College: The school said it had reached an agreement with almost all students who were previously placed on temporary suspensions for participating in protests on the Columbia campus.

Columbia University: The university banned a spokeswoman for the Columbia University Appartheid Divestment coalition student who said in January Zionist was inappropriate to live. He later apologized.

Denver Campus: On a joint campus of Colorado Denver University, the Community College of Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver, about 40 of the approximately 100 people who set up a pro-Palestinian camp were arrested on Friday, the campus said in a statement.

Emory University: Lecturers gathered on campus to express concern about the violent arrests that occurred on campus on Thursday, with professors still calling on university rector Gregory Fenves to step down over the decision to summon state and local police to clean up protesters.

George Washington University: The university says any student who remains at the University Yard may be subject to temporary suspension and is administratively prohibited from entering campus.

Ohio State University: A total of 36 demonstrators were arrested Thursday, April 25 evening after rejecting the disbandment order, according to an initial report from the university.