Pro-Palestine demonstrations sweep US universities

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Pro-Palestine demonstrations sweep US universities EL PAÍS USA EDITION

Dear readers, ‌ Pro-Palestinian protests sweeping university campuses across the United States have taken on a new dimension and entered the political sphere — 200 demonstrators were arrested during a sit-in outside the home of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer late Tuesday — just months before the November presidential elections. Several of the protests, which have garnered support among faculty staff on the basis of freedom of expression, have been broken up by police with hundreds of arrests in scenes not witnessed on educational premises since the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations. The initiative in Columbia was quick to catch on, sparking other protest camps in Michigan, Berkeley, Minnesota, NYU, and MIT, among others, and the repression of these is viewed by those involved as a constitutional outrage. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Columbia Wednesday, where he called for the arrests of those “perpetrating this violence” and the resignation of Columbia president Nemat Shafik “if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos.” Johnson also warned that there is “an appropriate time for the National Guard” with student protestors showing few signs of giving ground. ‌ EL PAÍS this week visited participants in the Freedom Flotilla in Istanbul, from where an international initiative aims to land humanitarian aid in Gaza in defiance of the Israeli blockade. Around 500 people of 40 nationalities are taking part in the trip — including a grandson of Nelson Mandela — with three vessels aiming to deliver 5,500 tons of food to the Strip. Lisa Fithian, an American expert in “peaceful resistance,” has been preparing crewmembers for the dangers they face from Israeli special forces, who have reportedly been stepping up training to board the flotilla. “We want people to be scared and to be able to anticipate what they are facing, although it’s frightening because it lets you know what’s coming,” Fithian said. “We train ourselves to prepare for the violence we are going to encounter.” ‌ We also spoke to experts about the fate of the little-known Iberian desman, which faces extinction within 10-30 years due to loss of habitat and the effects of climate change. The small river-dwelling mammals are listed as endangered and survive only in pockets across the Iberian Peninsula, where they struggle to reproduce due to their shrinking geographical range. Jose Castresana, a researcher at the Spanish Institute of Evolutionary Biology, points out that there is “very little knowledge about the species, which is unique from an evolutionary point of view. It is an evolutionary jewel and is a great responsibility for the countries where it lives.” ‌ We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from El País USA Edition.

The largest mobilization since the beginning of the Gaza war shakes up US universities With its epicenter at Columbia University, pro-Palestinian camps on several campuses are raising tension and reviving the debate on antisemitism

Columbia visit by House Speaker Mike Johnson raises tension with students mobilizing for Gaza The Republican official called for the resignation of university president Nemat Shafik ‘if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos’ and did not rule out bringing in the National Guard

Freedom Flotilla taking aid to Gaza trains for boarding by Israeli special forces The elite Shayetet 13 navy unit has been preparing to intercept the humanitarian fleet, which is scheduled to set sail for the Strip on April 26

The future of Ein el-Hilweh, the massive Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon whose fate is linked to Gaza Violence between varying factions ceased after the outbreak of war in October, but there is fear that fighting will break out if a ceasefire in the coastal enclave

Iran quickens path towards the atomic bomb The Islamic Republic is closer than ever to possessing atomic weapons, but the regime insists that it does not intend to manufacture them

Inside the Rwandan center that will house UK deportees: ‘Come as a guest, leave as a friend’ The Hope Hostel in Kigali, operational through British funding, has been empty for two years and is now preparing to receive the asylum seekers London plans to expel despite criticism of the Rwandan regime by human rights organizations

Sarah Blagden, oncologist: ‘We should eventually have a vaccine that you get at age 40 that protects you from cancer’ The University of Oxford researcher is testing a revolutionary injection to prevent the appearance of lung cancer, the most common and deadly form of the disease

A rare mammal with a trunk-like snout and webbed feet: The Iberian desman faces extinction The ‘Spanish platypus’ is unique to the Iberian Peninsula and a jewel of evolution that has lost up to 70% of the geographical range it occupied three decades ago

Young Miko: ‘My greatest accomplishment in life is having told my dad that he’s done working’ The Puerto Rican reggaeton star, and the face of Loewe’s new ad campaign, is a global artist with the blessing of Karol G and Bad Bunny

The “jazz detective” who finds lost music treasures Producer Zev Feldman specializes in locating and releasing rare recordings by the likes of Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker and Cannonball Adderley

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