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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped

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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped
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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped

2024-05-08 02:10 Last Updated At:02:21

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists spread across Europe on Tuesday as some called for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, while schools increasingly faced the question under debate in the U.S.: Allow or intervene?

German police broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard at Berlin’s Free University. Protesters occupied a university building in Amsterdam hours after police detained 169 people at a different campus location. Two remained in custody on suspicion of committing public violence.

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Protestors shout slogans during a pro-Palestinians protest rally at the 'Freie Universitaet' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists spread across Europe on Tuesday as some called for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, while schools increasingly faced the question under debate in the U.S.: Allow or intervene?

Students protest against the war in Gaza, at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, England, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Students protest against the war in Gaza, at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, England, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Students protest after setting up tents against the war in Gaza at the University of Barcelona, Spain Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in Spain have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. May 6, 2024. (Kike Rincon/Europa Press via AP) **SPAIN OUT**

Students protest after setting up tents against the war in Gaza at the University of Barcelona, Spain Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in Spain have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. May 6, 2024. (Kike Rincon/Europa Press via AP) **SPAIN OUT**

Pro-Palestinian students camp as they protest against the war in Gaza, at the University of Oslo, Norway, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (Javad Parsa/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students camp as they protest against the war in Gaza, at the University of Oslo, Norway, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (Javad Parsa/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Students demonstrate supporting Palestinians, camping outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Students demonstrate supporting Palestinians, camping outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

People arrange banners at a pro-Palestinians protest camp at the Vienna University Campus in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

People arrange banners at a pro-Palestinians protest camp at the Vienna University Campus in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

People attend a pro-Palestinians protest camp at the Vienna University Campus in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

People attend a pro-Palestinians protest camp at the Vienna University Campus in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Police officers stand at the site where students camped and demonstrated to show support for Palestinians, the day after the police dismantled the tents, at the Amsterdam University, Netherlands, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Corder)

Police officers stand at the site where students camped and demonstrated to show support for Palestinians, the day after the police dismantled the tents, at the Amsterdam University, Netherlands, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Corder)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants face German police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants face German police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A young woman looks on during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A young woman looks on during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants have set up tents during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants have set up tents during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A man shows an Israeli flag during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A man shows an Israeli flag during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is taken in custody by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is taken in custody by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is taken in custody by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is taken in custody by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is led away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is led away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Students protest against Gaza war after they set up a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war after they set up a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

A tent set up by students protesting against Gaza war is pictured at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

A tent set up by students protesting against Gaza war is pictured at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Food and beverage for students protesting against Gaza war in a tent camp is seen at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Food and beverage for students protesting against Gaza war in a tent camp is seen at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Students held protests or set up encampments also in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Britain. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Students held protests or set up encampments also in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Britain. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Students held protests or set up encampments also in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Britain. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Students held protests or set up encampments also in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Britain. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Students protest against the war in Gaza, at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, England, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Students protest against the war in Gaza, at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, England, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Participants stand during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group 'Student Coalition Berlin' in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP)

Participants stand during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group 'Student Coalition Berlin' in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP)

Participants stand during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP)

Participants stand during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP)

Students camp as they protest against war in Gaza, at the University of Oslo, Norway, Thursday May 2, 2024. (Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Students camp as they protest against war in Gaza, at the University of Oslo, Norway, Thursday May 2, 2024. (Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

Elsewhere in Europe, some student camps have been allowed to stay in places like the lawns of Cambridge. In recent days, students have held protests or set up encampments in Finland, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France and Britain.

In Berlin, protesters put up about 20 tents and formed a human chain around them. Most covered their faces with medical masks and draped keffiyeh scarves around their heads, shouting slogans such as “Viva, viva Palestina.”

Organizers said the protests were made up of students from various Berlin universities and other individuals.

Police were seen carrying some people away and using pepper spray as scuffles erupted between officers and protesters. The school's administrators said in a statement they had called the police after protesters had rejected any kind of dialogue and some had attempted to occupy lecture halls.

“An occupation is not acceptable on the FU Berlin campus,” university president Guenter Ziegler said. “We are available for academic dialogue — but not in this way.”

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner hailed the school's decision to call police before things escalated.

In the eastern German city of Leipzig, about 50 pro-Palestinian protesters set up tents at Leipzig University and occupied a lecture hall, the dpa news agency reported. It said the main student association in the state of Saxony, where Leipzig is located, called on the university to break up the occupation over concerns about the safety of Jewish and Israeli students.

In the Netherlands, police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam, beating some of the protesters and pulling down tents. Police said on the social media platform X that the action was “necessary to restore order” after protests turned violent.

Police used a mechanical digger to push aside barricades and officers with batons and shields moved in. Protesters had formed barricades from wooden pallets and bicycles, national broadcaster NOS reported.

A crowd that swelled to some 3,000 demonstrators, including students and staff, some wearing keffiyeh scarves, gathered near the location of the dismantled camp, chanting slogans including, “Palestine will be free!” and “Cops off campus!”

Jamil Fiorino-Habib, a lecturer at the university’s media studies department, told the gathering that “the only path forward is a total academic boycott of Israel.”

In a statement, the University of Amsterdam said: “We share the anger and bewilderment over the war, and we understand that there are protests over it. We stress that within the university, dialogue about it is the only answer."

In the early evening, a group of protesting students occupied a building on another campus of the school in the historic heart of Amsterdam, an AP video journalist at the scene said.

In Austria, protesters camped out in about 20 tents in the main courtyard of the University of Vienna for a second day. As police watched, protesters cordoned off the encampment, which is near a memorial for Austrian Jews who died in the Holocaust.

The University of Vienna and the main Austrian Union of Students distanced themselves from the protest. The union said “antisemitic groups were among the protest's organizers,” which the protesters denied.

Pro-Palestine protest camps have sprung up at about a dozen universities in Britain, including at Oxford and Cambridge, urging the institutions to fully disclose investments, cut academic ties with Israel and divest from businesses linked to the country.

“Oxbridge’s profits cannot continue to climb at the expense of Palestinian lives, and their reputations must no longer be built on the whitewashing of Israeli crimes,” said a joint statement from protesters at the two universities.

Over 200 Oxford academics signed an open letter supporting the protests.

In Finland, dozens of protesters from the Students for Palestine solidarity group set up camp outside the main building at the University of Helsinki, saying they would stay there until the university, Finland’s largest academic institution, cuts academic ties with Israeli universities.

In Denmark, students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Copenhagen. The university said students can protest but called on them to respect the rules on campus grounds.

In Italy, students at the University of Bologna, one of the world’s oldest universities, set up a tent encampment over the weekend to demand an end to the war in Gaza. Groups of students organized similar and largely peaceful protests in Rome and Naples.

In Spain, dozens of students have spent over a week at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Valencia campus. Similar camps were set up Monday at the University of Barcelona and the University of the Basque Country. A group representing students at Madrid’s public universities announced it would step up protests in the coming days.

In Paris, student groups called for gatherings in solidarity with Palestinians later Tuesday. Students at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po, were seen entering the campus to take exams as police stood at entrances.

Surk reported from Nice, France, and De Cristofaro from Berlin. Associated Press writer Kirsten Grieshaber in Berlin and journalists around Europe contributed to this report.

Protestors shout slogans during a pro-Palestinians protest rally at the 'Freie Universitaet' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protestors shout slogans during a pro-Palestinians protest rally at the 'Freie Universitaet' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Students protest against the war in Gaza, at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, England, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Students protest against the war in Gaza, at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, England, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Students protest after setting up tents against the war in Gaza at the University of Barcelona, Spain Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in Spain have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. May 6, 2024. (Kike Rincon/Europa Press via AP) **SPAIN OUT**

Students protest after setting up tents against the war in Gaza at the University of Barcelona, Spain Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in Spain have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. May 6, 2024. (Kike Rincon/Europa Press via AP) **SPAIN OUT**

Pro-Palestinian students camp as they protest against the war in Gaza, at the University of Oslo, Norway, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (Javad Parsa/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students camp as they protest against the war in Gaza, at the University of Oslo, Norway, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (Javad Parsa/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Students demonstrate supporting Palestinians, camping outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Students demonstrate supporting Palestinians, camping outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

People arrange banners at a pro-Palestinians protest camp at the Vienna University Campus in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

People arrange banners at a pro-Palestinians protest camp at the Vienna University Campus in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

People attend a pro-Palestinians protest camp at the Vienna University Campus in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

People attend a pro-Palestinians protest camp at the Vienna University Campus in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Police officers stand at the site where students camped and demonstrated to show support for Palestinians, the day after the police dismantled the tents, at the Amsterdam University, Netherlands, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Corder)

Police officers stand at the site where students camped and demonstrated to show support for Palestinians, the day after the police dismantled the tents, at the Amsterdam University, Netherlands, Tuesday May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Corder)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants face German police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants face German police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A young woman looks on during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A young woman looks on during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants have set up tents during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants have set up tents during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A man shows an Israeli flag during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A man shows an Israeli flag during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is taken in custody by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is taken in custody by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is taken in custody by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is taken in custody by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is led away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is led away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A person is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Students protest against Gaza war after they set up a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war after they set up a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

A tent set up by students protesting against Gaza war is pictured at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

A tent set up by students protesting against Gaza war is pictured at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Food and beverage for students protesting against Gaza war in a tent camp is seen at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Food and beverage for students protesting against Gaza war in a tent camp is seen at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Students protest against Gaza war in a tent camp at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus, in Copenhagen Denmark, Tuesday May 7, 2024. The tent camp, which is part of a pro-Palestinians demonstration, was established on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Students held protests or set up encampments also in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Britain. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Students held protests or set up encampments also in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Britain. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Students held protests or set up encampments also in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Britain. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Pro-Palestinian students occupy a part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Students held protests or set up encampments also in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Britain. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Supporters of Palestinians attend a protest rally outside the Helsinki University in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2024. Demonstrators are demanding boycott against Israeli universities. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Students protest against the war in Gaza, at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, England, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Students protest against the war in Gaza, at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, England, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Participants stand during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group 'Student Coalition Berlin' in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP)

Participants stand during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group 'Student Coalition Berlin' in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP)

Participants stand during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP)

Participants stand during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP)

Students camp as they protest against war in Gaza, at the University of Oslo, Norway, Thursday May 2, 2024. (Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Students camp as they protest against war in Gaza, at the University of Oslo, Norway, Thursday May 2, 2024. (Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

GENEVA (AP) — With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race on Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August.

The former Beatle has let “We All Stand Together” — the signature tune from an award-winning animated film he wrote and produced 40 years ago — be used in a promotional film for the International Paralympic Committee.

“Sir Paul really understands what we stand for as a movement and he was so generous to us,” IPC president Andrew Parsons told The Associated Press. “He was not difficult to convince, it was something that came very naturally.”

In 100 days from Monday, the Summer Paralympics opening ceremony on Aug. 28 will play out along a section of the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde. The 4,400 athletes taking part will compete over the following 11 days watched by up to 2.7 million spectators in venues including ones beneath the Eiffel Tower and at Versailles Palace.

“We have probably the most famous avenue in the world,” Parsons said in a recent interview. “That is really exciting. The city is really embracing Paralympic athletes, athletes with disabilities.”

“With our games we talk a lot about inclusion and it’s a good symbol of that. That very welcoming attitude is I think a very good start to our games.”

A turning point for the Paralympic movement came in London in 2012 when the host country rose to the occasion with huge ticket sales and a radically fresh approach to broadcasting it by Britain’s Channel 4.

“Still the benchmark games of our movement,” said Parsons, whose home nation Brazil hosted in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

To promote those Rio Paralympics, Channel 4 produced the “We’re the Superhumans” musical film that was a landmark of high-production values and inspirational images.

“Many broadcasters come to us in their preparations in different parts of the world and they normally ask, ‘What is Channel 4 doing?’” Parsons said. The IPC's trailer inspired by McCartney's “Rupert and the Frog Song” film is in that tradition.

The Paris Paralympics will have a record 164 broadcasters worldwide covering 549 events across 22 sports.

Beyond the field of play, the Paralympics has the aim — and past achievements — of changing society, especially in the host nation.

In France and Paris, Parsons, acknowledged, “there still is a lot of work to do when it comes to the mindset of the people and their perceptions of persons with disability.

“It has progressed since they got the games in 2017 but still there is a long way to go. And it doesn’t finish with the closing ceremony.”

Two weeks after the Paralympics close on Sept. 8 the United Nations hosts a global meeting Parsons hopes can drive change.

At the Summit of the Future on Sept. 22-23 the UN will measure progress towards its 17 sustainable development goals.

“We do believe our movement has, in terms of persons of disability been a little bit left behind, if you compare to other human rights movements such as gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity,” Parsons said. “They have been more preeminent in the big debates at the highest possible level.

“We believe that these (Paris) games will be able to really remind global leaders that there is 1.2 billion persons with disabilities out there that need to be included in those conversations.”

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FILE - The padded hands of Diane Roy of Canada are seen as she waits to compete in the women' 800-meter T54 heat at the 2012 Paralympics games, on Sept. 4, 2012, in London. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

FILE - The padded hands of Diane Roy of Canada are seen as she waits to compete in the women' 800-meter T54 heat at the 2012 Paralympics games, on Sept. 4, 2012, in London. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

FILE - Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee of the Paris 2024 Games, speaks during a media conference in Paris, on Aug. 28, 2023. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

FILE - Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee of the Paris 2024 Games, speaks during a media conference in Paris, on Aug. 28, 2023. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Republican Guards ride up the Champs-Elysees avenue during ceremonies marking the 79th anniversary of Victory Day, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

Republican Guards ride up the Champs-Elysees avenue during ceremonies marking the 79th anniversary of Victory Day, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

The Britain versus Netherlands sitting volleyball preliminary match at the 2012 Paralympics, on Sept. 1, 2012, in London. Netherlands won the match. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Britain versus Netherlands sitting volleyball preliminary match at the 2012 Paralympics, on Sept. 1, 2012, in London. Netherlands won the match. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

FILE - Paul McCartney performs at Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, on June 25, 2022. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Paul McCartney performs at Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, on June 25, 2022. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

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