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Why are student protests in the US spreading?

Columbia & UCLA are two universities which have seen major demonstrations about Gaza.

Demonstrations over the war in Gaza have taken place at several universities in the US over the past few weeks.

They have spanned from Columbia University in New York, to universities in Chicago, Texas and California.

In the last month, more than a thousand people have been arrested.

The 大象传媒鈥檚 North America Correspondent Nomia Iqbal explains what has been happening and how this might affect the upcoming US election.

And Bernd Debusmann Jr tells us about the history of student demonstrations in America.

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