After demonstrations in support of Palestinians erupted on college campuses around the country on Thursday amid the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a statement.
The campus of Emory University in Atlanta saw the establishment of a protest camp on Thursday morning. Additionally, there was a walkout by students at Kennesaw State University, and there was another gathering on the Georgia Tech campus.
The governor of Georgia wrote the following in reaction to those protests:
Please see the following statement: pic.twitter.com/obqqNCjw41
— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) April 25, 2024
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Across the country, Americans have watched with horror as radicals have terrorized Jewish students and forced them to evacuate from their dormitories and classrooms. College campuses are designed to be places of learning and often civil discourse, but in Georgia, they will never be a safe haven for those who promote terrorism and extremism that threatens the safety of students.Â
I am thankful for state and local law enforcement who responded swiftly to Emory University’s call for support and restored order on campus.Â
Just as we have always done in the past, we will respect the right to peacefully protest, but those who choose to make the unwise decision to use our college campuses to intimidate, make threats, promote violence, or in any other way break the law will be met with the full force of the law and brought to justice.Â
