An anti-Israel tent encampment at George Washington University (GWU) was cleared early Wednesday morning with police arresting dozens of protesters, hours after others left the site and marched to President Ellen Granberg’s home.
The students seen protesting outside Granberg’s residence in Washington, DC, were chanting, “We the students have the power,” “Granberg in your ivory tower,” and, “Granberg, Granberg, we know you, are complicit in genocide too.”
AP reports officials at the university had warned of possible suspensions for students engaging in protest activities on University Yard and elsewhere across the campus.
“While the university is committed to protecting students’ rights to free expression, the encampment had evolved into an unlawful activity, with participants in direct violation of multiple university policies and city regulations,” the
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