Crowd of protesters at Mass. campus encampment grows, police presence returns
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WCVB— The growing crowd of protesters were calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and for the university to cut financial ties with Israel.
KTSA—Arrests of Israel-Hamas war protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more US campus encampments. Israel has branded the protests antisemitic, while Israel’s critics say it uses those allegations to silence opposition.
BBC News—Gaza protests: Police raid on Columbia protest ignited campus movement. The university president's decision to bring in the NYPD lit a wildfire of protest over the Gaza war.
Los Angeles Times—Pro-Palestinian protests grow at California campuses as counter-protesters clash at UCLA. Pro-Palestinian protests grew Thursday at California colleges and universities, including a new encampment at UCLA and teach-in at UC Santa Barbara, a day after police in riot gear arrested 93 protesters at USC. Fallout over the Israel-Hamas war grew Thursday as USC announced that it would cancel its main stage commencement ceremony after more than a week of national controversy over its decision to pull a pro-Palestinian valedictorian's speaking slot from the May event that was expected to draw...