The World in Brief from The Economist

President Joe Biden condemned the violence of the protests that have swept university campuses all over America.

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Antony Blinken said that his country would not support Israel’s planned ground invasion of Rafah without there being a plan to protect civilians. Also, Police entered the University of California, Los Angeles, in an attempt to disband protests, after demonstrators ignored orders to disperse or face arrest

Antony Blinken, America’s foreign secretary, visited Kerem Shalom, an Israeli border crossing with Gaza where humanitarian aid trucks are stationed.

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Hundreds of police officers arrested pro-Palestinian student protesters who had occupied a building at Columbia University in New York.  Also, Amazon’s revenue rose by 13% year on year to $143 billion in the first three months of 2024, an all-time high.

The White House condemned protesters who took over a building at Columbia University, saying they had taken the “wrong approach”.

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Hamas said that it was considering a ceasefire proposal put forward by Israel. Also, Columbia University began suspending pro-Palestinian student protesters who had ignored an order from administrators to remove their encampment of about 80 tents from the campus.