Over 2,000 people arrested at protests disrupting colleges across the US

Police have worked to clear pro-Palestinian protesters from a Portland State University library that was occupied since Monday. At least 30 people were arrested as of Thursday evening. Nationwide, more than 2,000 people have been arrested on college and university campuses since April 18 in a wave of pro-Palestinian protests across the US. President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the protests, distinguishing between peaceful and violent protests, expressing support for Israel, and rejecting calls for National Guard intervention. The protests, which were not limited to the US, called on colleges to divest from companies supporting Israel and the Gaza war.