Police have dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment early Thursday at DePaul University in Chicago, hours after the school’s president told students to leave the area or face arrest.
Bernardine Dohrn, left, and Bill Ayers, center, founders of the Weather Underground, participate in a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Chicago Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Chicago. early Thursday at DePaul University in Chicago, hours after the school's president told students to leave the area or face arrest.
In a statement then, DePaul President Robert Manuel and Provost Salma Ghanem said they believe that students intended to protest peacefully, but “the responses to the encampment have inadvertently created public safety issues that put our community at risk.” He said that since the encampment began, “the situation has steadily escalated with physical altercations, credible threats of violence from people not associated with our community.”, to protest lsrael’s actions in the war with Hamas. The protests began as schools were winding up their spring semesters and are now holding graduation ceremonies.
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