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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Biden Condemns Campus Unrest Over Israel-Hamas War: ‘None of This Is a Peaceful Protest’ [Watch (HLS stream): Biden Condemns Campus Unrest Over Israel-Hamas War: ‘None of This Is a Peaceful Protest’](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/dtw3lPO4.m3u8) (3:07)  _Published 2024-05-02. In his first public remarks on this week’s campus protests, President Joe Biden criticized much of the unrest over the Israel-Hamas war erupting at colleges across the country, saying “none of this is a peaceful protest.”_ --- May 3, 2024 12:10 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Biden Addresses the Israel-Hamas War During His Morehouse College Commencement Speech](/video/wH2bIfZU/) ### Biden Addresses the Israel-Hamas War During His Morehouse College Commencement Speech [Jewish Man Dies After Confrontation During Protests Over Israel-Hamas War in California](/video/tdxr7oPK/) ### Jewish Man Dies After Confrontation During Protests Over Israel-Hamas War in California [Joe Biden Delivers Remarks on the Deadly Conflict Between Hamas and Israel](/video/ub5c9bZY/) ### Joe Biden Delivers Remarks on the Deadly Conflict Between Hamas and Israel --- ## Transcript Good morning. Before heading North Carolina. I wanted to speak few moments about how much going on on a college campus this year. Lawson images and they put to the test for two fundamental American principles scuse me. The first is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemble and make their voices heard. The second is the rule of law. Both must be upheld. We are not in a Thor attarian Nation where we silenced people are squash to send the American people are in fact peaceful protesters in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues. But but neither are we a lawless country where our civil society and Order must Prevail throughout our history. We've often faced moments like this because we are a big diverse free-thinking and freedom-loving Nation. Moments, like this are always those who rush in to score political points, but this isn't a moment for politics Simone for clarity. So let me be clear peaceful protest in America. Violent protest is not protected peaceful protest is it's against the law to stroyne property is not a peaceful protest against the law vandalism trespassing breaking Windows shutting down campus is forcing the cancellation of classes and graduation. None of this is a peaceful protest threatening people intimidating people stealing fearing people is not peaceful protest. It's against the law to Orchard denying the rights of others. So students can finish the semester and their college education. There's the right to protest but not the right to cause chaos. People have the right to an education right together degree the right to walk across the campus safely without fear of being attacked. Let's be clear about this as well. There should be no place in any campus no place in America for anti-Semitism or threats of violence against Jewish students. There is no place for hate speech or violence of any kind weather is anti-Semitism. So I'm a phobia or discrimination against the Arab Americans are Palestinian Americans. It's simply wrong. There's no place for racism in America. It's all wrong. It's an American and I'll make no mistake this present. I will always defend free speech and I will always be just as strong and standing up for the rule of law. That's my responsibility to you. The American people my obligation of the Constitution. Thank you very much. The policies with regard to the right. 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