Former US President Donald Trump Anti-Israel student protests at several universities have been compared to the deadly demonstration by right-wing extremists in Charlottesville in 2017. On the sidelines of his New York criminal hearing, Trump spoke of a level of hatred far worse than in Charlottesville, Virginia. Charlottesville “Nothing compares — and hate is not hate here.” Trump blamed President Joe Biden for the student protests.
In 2017, a right-wing extremist protest took place in Charlottesville Neo-Nazi He drove his car into a group of counter-protesters. He killed one woman and injured 19 others. They were also in the demonstration Nazi slogans were chanted and swastikas were displayed.
Trump downplayed Charlottesville after the attack
After the attack, Trump sparked outrage when he equated the behavior of right-wing extremists and counter-protesters and spoke of “violence on many sides.” Trump's identification of “very decent people” among the neo-Nazi rally participants also brought him sharp criticism from his own ranks.
The US President's Office has condemned Trump's latest comments. “It's disgusting and divisive to play down the anti-Semitic and racist bigotry displayed in Charlottesville,” said spokesman Andrew Bates. US President Biden has previously denounced the current student protests as “blatant anti-Semitism”.
Protests and arrests
Protests against Israel have been taking place in many universities in the United States since last week. The situation is particularly tense in New York City, where demonstrations are taking place at Columbia University and New York University. Meanwhile, the university administration there broke up the protest camps with the police, and a large number of participants were temporarily arrested. After reports of anti-Semitic incidents during the protests, Columbia University switched some of its courses to digital.
The protest has now spread to other parts of the country. The prestigious University of Southern California in Los Angeles recently canceled its May 10 central graduation ceremony for graduates due to security concerns.
Former US President Donald Trump Anti-Israel student protests at several universities have been compared to the deadly demonstration by right-wing extremists in Charlottesville in 2017. On the sidelines of his New York criminal hearing, Trump spoke of a level of hatred far worse than in Charlottesville, Virginia. Charlottesville “Nothing compares — and hate is not hate here.” Trump blamed President Joe Biden for the student protests.
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