College campuses nationwide have been inundated with anti-Israel encampments, rallies and protests in recent weeks as law enforcement has attempted to restore order.
Fox News Digital fanned across the country to speak to campus anti-Israel protesters, often catching outlandish comments and moments first-hand along the way. Other rhetoric has gone viral on social media, including protesters who didn’t know why they were protesting.
Here are five of the more eyebrow-raising comments and moments:
Emory senior casts doubt on Oct. 7 violence
“This didn’t start on Oct. 7, and I respect that if there was violence done, I’m sorry for that, but I also want people to understand that this started before even 1948 and that the Palestinian people have been experiencing a genocide for a long time. It’s not really my place to comment on how people react to a genocide, to an occupation,” the student said.
POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS AT COLLEGES ACROSS THE US TO CLEAR ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS, ENCAMPMENTS