Pro-Gaza demonstrations at Atlanta college turn violent.
Police resorted to riot control measures during pro-Palestine protests at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, as demonstrations erupt at campuses nationwide.
Footage shows police tackling unruly protesters after tense standoffs as student demonstrators called on the university to cut ties with Israel.
?#BREAKING: Chaos has Unleashed at Emory University as Georgia Police Deploy Tasers, Rubber Bullets, and Tear Gas Against Protesters⁰⁰?#Atlanta | #Georgia ⁰
Moments ago at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, hundreds of students, pro-Palestine protesters, and other… pic.twitter.com/LEwwGuKBEn— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 25, 2024
❤️?? EMORY UNIVERSITY STANDS WITH PALESTINE.
❌?? ATLANTA COPS STAND WITH GENOCIDAL ISRAEL! pic.twitter.com/dpFDIHuNI2
— Jackson Hinkle ?? (@jacksonhinklle) April 25, 2024
Protestor shrieks while being arrested at Emory University pic.twitter.com/fQlmn0X0SU
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 25, 2024
Fox 5 Atlanta reports:
The protesters say they are “demanding total institutional divestment from Israeli apartheid and Cop City at all Atlanta colleges and universities.”
The protesters say Emory University was chosen because it is complicit in genocide and police militarization and it, along with Atlanta University Center Consortium, Georgia State University, and Georgia Tech, have intimidated and repressed students and employees who have spoken out in support of Palestinians.
Footage also purported to show an Emory University philosophy professor being arrested by police.
????? Atlanta cops have now ARRESTED the Chair of Emory University’s Philosophy Department for opposing the GAZA GENOCIDE! pic.twitter.com/WexIMUFn5Z
— Jackson Hinkle ?? (@jacksonhinklle) April 25, 2024
Check out photos from the protest below:
