Both sides at University of Alabama Israel Palestine protest unite in ... trends now
One side held Israeli flags while the other carried pro-Palestine signs, but they agreed on one thing.
Both sides of the Israel-Palestine protest at the University of Alabama were seen united in their disdain for president Joe Biden on Wednesday.
'F*** Joe Biden,' both sides of the demonstration chanted in unison on Wednesday, per video from the scene shared on social media.
According to The Crimson White, hundreds of students gathered to protest the school’s alleged financial ties to the Department of Defense and defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
One of the sides, led by the UA Leftist Collective, formed the 'Protest for Palestinian Lives' and demanded the university cut ties with any companies connected to Israel or aiding the war in Gaza.
Biden has been facing heat from conservatives and leftists for his stand on both the was in Gaza and the student protests at universities across the country. On Thursday, he rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the conflict
The university said in a statement: 'Protests were held on campus today by groups with opposing viewpoints. The University appreciates that attendees peacefully exercised their free speech rights with no disruptions, violence, vandalism or arrests.'
While the protest at UA remained peaceful and without any arrests, most student protesters across the country, including at Columbia and UCLA, have not been so successful finding common ground.
Tensions on college campuses have been building for days as demonstrators refuse to remove encampments and administrators turn to police to clear them by force, leading to clashes that have seized widespread attention.
Biden has been facing heat from conservatives and leftists for his stand on both the was in Gaza and the
