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A person is detained by police as pro-Palestinian students protest the Israel-Hamas war on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, on April 24, 2024.
A person is detained by police as pro-Palestinian students protest the Israel-Hamas war on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

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  • Pro-Palestinian protests on American campuses are escalating.
  • Some universities have resorted to militarized police responses to clear encampments.
  • History professor Ralph Young, an expert on dissent, said that reaction may be counterproductive.

As anger among young Americans with Israel's war in Gaza spreads, so are protests on college campuses.

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