Both sides at University of Alabama Israel Palestine protest unite in anti-Biden chant

One side held Israeli flags while the other carried pro-Palestine signs, but they agreed on one thing.

Both factions of the Israel-Palestine protest at the University of Alabama were seen united in their disdain for president Joe Biden on Wednesday. 

'F*** Joe Biden,' both sides of the demonstration chanted in unison on Wednesday, per video from the scene shared on social media.

According to The Crimson White, hundreds of students gathered to protest the school’s alleged financial ties to the Department of Defense and defense contractor Lockheed Martin. 

One of the sides, led by the UA Leftist Collective, formed the 'Protest for Palestinian Lives' and demanded the university cut ties with any companies connected to Israel or aiding the war in Gaza.

'F*** Joe Biden,' both sides of the demonstration chanted in unison on Wednesday, per video from the scene shared on social media

One of the sides, led by the UA Leftist Collective, formed the 'Protest for Palestinian Lives' and demanded the school cut ties with any companies connected to Israel 

Biden has been facing heat from conservatives and leftists for his stand on both the was in Gaza and the student protests at universities across the country. On Thursday, he rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the conflict

The university said in a statement: 'Protests were held on campus today by groups with opposing viewpoints. The University appreciates that attendees peacefully exercised their free speech rights with no disruptions, violence, vandalism or arrests.'

While the protest at UA remained peaceful and without any arrests, most student protesters across the country, including at Columbia and UCLA, have not been so successful finding common ground.

Tensions on college campuses have been building for days as demonstrators refuse to remove encampments and administrators turn to police to clear them by force, leading to clashes that have seized widespread attention. 

Biden has been facing heat from conservatives and leftists for his stand on both the was in Gaza and the student protests at universities across the country.

On Thursday, he rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the conflict while insisting that 'order must prevail' as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and fear.

'Dissent is essential for democracy,' Biden said at the White House. 'But dissent must never lead to disorder.'

The Democrat broke days of silence on the protests with his remarks, which followed mounting criticism from Republicans who have tried to turn scenes of unrest into a campaign cudgel. 

By focusing on a law-and-order message while defending the right to free speech, Biden is grasping for a middle ground on an intensely divisive issue in the middle of his reelection campaign.

He largely sidestepped protesters’ demands, which have included ending U.S. support for Israeli military operations. 

While the protest at UA remained peaceful, most student protesters across the country have not been so successful finding common ground. A pro-Palestinian protestor is arrested at the University of Texas in Austin

Law enforcement officers detain a demonstrator, as they clear out the protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

The NYPD moved to clear Hamilton Hall on April 30, less than 24 hours after it was occupied by protesters at Columbia University on Wednesday 

Asked after his remarks whether the demonstrations would prompt him to consider changing course, Biden responded with a simple 'no.' 

Biden said he rejected efforts to use the situation to 'score political points,' calling the situation a 'moment for clarity.'

The president's last previous public comment on the demonstrations came more than a week ago, when he condemned 'anti-Semitic protests' and 'those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.'

The White House, which has been peppered with questions by reporters, had gone only slightly further than the president. 

On Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was 'monitoring the situation closely' and that some demonstrations had stepped over a line that separated free speech from unlawful behavior.

'Forcibly taking over a building,' such as what happened at Columbia University in New York, 'is not peaceful,' she said. 'It’s just not.'