US police violently arrest university professors due to their support for Gaza
WORLD, April 26 (YPA) – US police arrested on Thursday professors and students from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, during a solidarity demonstration with Gaza, amidst assaults and the firing of rubber bullets and tear gas.
Video footage showed police arresting and assaulting Noëlle McAfee, the chair of Emory University’s philosophy department and Emory University economics professor Caroline Fohlin after participating in a protest demanding an immediate cessation of war in Gaza and an end to American support for the Israeli occupation entity.
Here is Noelle McAfee, the Chairwoman of the Philosophy Dept. at Emory University, being dragged away by an officer wearing a balaclava. #dystopian
This video provided to us by an #Emory PHD student. You can hear him in this video. @ATLNewsFirstpic.twitter.com/mgbNwnqT0r
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) April 25, 2024
The footage shows two large officers pushed her to the floor and forced her arms behind her back to zip tie her hands together.
Emory's Caroline Fohlin is knocked down by the police while shouting: “I’m a professor!!” Hear the disbelief in her voice. She never expected to be treated like this by her own university for protesting Israel's slaughter.
But remember, democracy is on the ballot in Nov… pic.twitter.com/rDiWDlCH9e
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) April 26, 2024
She was one of hundreds arrested across the United States as authorities crackdown on Palestine protest camps at universities.
Local platforms also published scenes showing Atlanta police attempting to disperse students at Emory University with rubber bullets after they demonstrated in support of Palestine and condemned the genocide in Gaza.
American media reported that police officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesting students and faculty members at Emory University.
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