White House urges 'peaceful' campus protests after hundreds arrested

While peace has prevailed in many campuses, the number of protesters detained -- at times by police in riot gear using chemical irritants and tasers -- is rising fast.

Pro-Israel (fron) and pro-Palestinian students face off at an encampment on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), in Los Angeles on April 26, 2024. (Credit: AFP)