Arrest of Presidential Candidate Jill Stein During Pro-Palestinian Protests at Washington University

American police arrested Jill Stein, the leftist presidential candidate for the Green Party, during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Washington University in St. Louis. The physician-turned-activist and politician was among more than 80 people arrested after the large group refused to leave the private university campus, according to the St. Louis Dispatch. Footage posted on Stein's account on the platform X showed police detaining and escorting the 73-year-old woman away from the protest. Stein's campaign manager, Jason Kolle, and deputy campaign manager, Kelly Meryl Kaye, were also arrested. Stein stated, "We stand here with the students at Wash U, defending our constitutional rights, and standing up for the American people who want to end this genocide now." Other posts indicated that Stein was holding onto students before police used force against her and other protesters. A series of posts read: "Jill and others were trying to calm down the police before they started arresting people... It's shameful that university administrations tolerate the use of force against their students who are simply demanding peace and human rights and an end to the genocide that the American people abhor." The protests were calling for an end to the war in Gaza and urging the university to sever all ties with Boeing, according to the outlet. Stein's arrest came one day after she was confronted by Jewish protesters outside Columbia University gates on Friday morning, who described her as a "minority" representing "1%" of Jews opposing Israel's war against Hamas. Stein, a physician and Harvard graduate, has sought the Green Party presidential nomination in 2012 and 2016.