Pro-Palestinian protests at university campuses across the country have resulted in nearly 600 arrests of students at 15 different campuses.
Pro-Palestinian supporters hold up a sign and flag inside an encampment on the UCLA campus Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities across the country are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict.
When a student sit-in popped up on her campus on April 18, Shafik called on the New York Police Department to disband the encampment. Since then, over 50 student protests have been identified across the country. Arrests of students have occurred in California, Minnesota, Colorado, Indiana, and other states.
UCLA campus police cycle around the perimeter of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities across the country are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict.
Chants from students at the protest included “off our campus,” “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” and “Israel, Israel, what do you say? How many Gazans did you kill today?”as a convergence point for various universities in the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area, with students from Georgetown University, American University, University of Maryland, and George Mason University in attendance.
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