Pro-Palestinian demonstrators formed an encampment on Harvard's main campus Wednesday, adding to the growing list of prestigious universities disrupted by anti-war demonstrations.
Pro- Palestinian demonstrators formed an encampment on Harvard 's main campus Wednesday, adding to the growing list of prestigious universities disrupted by anti-war demonstrations.
Tensions have boiled over on several college campuses in the past week with protesters demanding that schools divest from companies they allege "profit from Israeli apartheid, genocide and occupation in Palestine." The protesters also seek an end to Israel's military action in Gaza. On Sunday, Harvard had restricted access to Harvard Yard so that only Harvard ID holders may enter. Anticipating its own protests, Harvard was hoping to avoid chaos. Columbia University, Yale, and New York University were among the most active with more than 100 arrests reported following a demonstration last week at Columbia's South Lawn in Morningside Heights.
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