As student protests against the conflict in Gaza persist, hundreds more individuals were arrested at college campuses across the US on Saturday, including Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.

The demonstrators are advocating for institutional boycotts of entities with connections to Israel. However, concerns have been raised about alleged antisemitic incidents involving some protesters, as reported by Jewish students.

According to a spokesperson for Ms. Stein, she was among approximately 80 individuals detained at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. As of now, the Green Party presidential candidate is not facing charges.

In response to the ongoing protests, California State Polytechnic announced a shift to remote teaching, joining other institutions where in-person classes have been canceled and graduation ceremonies postponed.

The protests initially began at Columbia University on April 17, when tents appeared on the college green. Subsequently, the movement spread across the nation after authorities in riot gear intervened to dismantle the tents at Columbia, resulting in the arrest of over 100 students. Following these events, students established another protest encampment at Yale University in Connecticut.

On Saturday, over 100 protesters were arrested for trespassing at Northeastern University in Boston by the Massachusetts State Police, who cleared the camp from college grounds, according to a police statement.

In response, Northeastern University stated on X that the demonstrations had been infiltrated by external organizers unrelated to the university. The statement highlighted the presence of antisemitic slurs during the protests, stating that such hate would not be tolerated on campus. However, protest leaders vehemently denied these allegations.

Meanwhile, at the University of Southern California, pro-Palestinian demonstrators reconvened on campus following a previous police intervention to disperse a protest at Alumni Park. While Saturday’s protest was reportedly mostly peaceful, the university administration reported instances of vandalism to campus property.

According to the university, individuals associated with the ongoing protest had vandalized campus property, resulting in damage to a statue and fountain. As a response, the university announced a temporary closure of the campus to non-residents.

In a separate incident, twenty-three individuals were arrested at Indiana University on Saturday in connection with ongoing protests.