2024-05-05 02:44:26
US President Joe Biden has condemned the anti-Israel protests taking place at universities, reiterating that they will not affect his Middle East policy.
The BBC news agency reports this.
President Biden expressed his views on anti-Semitic incidents that have occurred on American campuses, emphasizing their unacceptability. He also noted that such behavior would not affect his policy towards the Middle East.
“There is a right to protest, but not a right to create chaos. Destroying property is not a peaceful protest, it is against the law. Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, closing campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and final exams – none of this is a peaceful protest. Threatening people, intimidating people, instilling fear in people is not a peaceful protest, it is illegal,” Biden said.
The American leader emphasized the fundamental principle of the rule of law, emphasizing that while the right to protest is an important aspect of democracy, it must be exercised peacefully. He expressed concern about the threats, violence and destruction associated with some protests, and drew attention to the fact that these actions contradict the principles of the rule of law.
Earlier, “Cursor” wrote that speaking in support of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli movements at US universities, Muqtada Sadr, the spiritual leader of Iraq, expressed his position, calling for an end to police pressure on protesters. Student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza not only continue unabated, but continue to spread throughout the United States.