President Biden condemns violent anti-Israel protests, won't call up National Guard

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President Biden broke his soundlessness connected Thursday regarding the anti-Israel demonstrations that are roiling colleges and universities astir the nation, condemning the unit that has breached retired and saying that "there's the close to protest, but not the close to origin chaos."

"Violent protestation is not protected. Peaceful protestation is," helium said. "It's against the instrumentality erstwhile unit occurs. Destroying spot is not a peaceful protest. "

Biden, who has been facing mounting media and governmental unit to talk out, made the comments Thursday greeting arsenic helium departed the White House.  

On his mode out, helium noted that helium would not beryllium calling successful the National Guard to quell the protests.

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UCLA protester detained

Police detain a demonstrator wrong a pro-Palestinian encampment connected the UCLA field connected Thursday, May 2, successful Los Angeles.  (AP/Ethan Swope)

On the different broadside of the country, melodramatic scenes are unfolding connected the field of UCLA, wherever constabulary person been removing barricades surrounding a pro-Palestinian encampment and are detaining protesters. 

Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that "The president is being kept regularly updated connected what's happening" erstwhile asked wherefore helium hasn’t spoken retired precocious astir the demonstrations. 

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Police get connected the field of UCLA, which has been rocked by anti-Israel demonstrations. (AP/Ethan Swope)

"He is monitoring the concern closely. So is his team," she added. "And I would conscionable adhd that nary president, nary president has spoken much forcefully astir combating antisemitism than this president."  

Protester smashing window

Demonstrators supporting Palestinians successful Gaza barricade themselves wrong Hamilton Hall astatine Columbia University connected Tuesday. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

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Jean-Pierre besides claimed that Biden is "not doing a some sides script here" erstwhile it comes to addressing supporters of Israelis and Palestinians. 

Greg Norman is simply a newsman astatine Fox News Digital.

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