Pro-Israel protestors carrying Israeli and American flags on Friday descended on the University of Chicago campus, where pro-Palestinian demonstrators…
Students and university officials on Friday reached an “impasse” during talks about the encampment, which was set up on Monday by pro-Palestinian demonstratorsPro-Israel protestors carrying Israeli and American flags on Friday descended on the University of Chicago campus, where pro-Palestinian demonstrators established an encampment five days earlier.was sent at around 1 p.m., advising people to avoid the Main Quadrangle due to reports of physical altercations.
“ refuses to accept President Alivisatos’ repeated condescending offer of a public forum to discuss ‘diverse viewpoints’ … as this is clearly a poor attempt at saving face without material change,” said Christopher Iacovetti, a student who participated in negotiations, in a statement Friday. "...Protesters are monopolizing areas of the Main Quad at the expense of other members of our community," the letter said, in part."...Clear violations of policies have only increased. Our students have issued a torrent of reports of disrupted classroom learning..."Fewer police have been able to provide safety patrols"because they are obliged to be present for the growing 24-hour unauthorized protest," the president said.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyAlivisatos explained university leadership met with the group"designated by the protesters to listen to their demands and to search for a way to end the encampment grounded in dialogue." But, he said,"the nature of their demands are such that we could not accede..."
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