Defiant protesters refused to show identification to Penn officials on day six of the encampment that appeared headed to a day seven.
Two woman at right are delegates from the office of open expression at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment trying to identify people in the encampment. The protester refused to show ID.
They refused to show identification to officials from the Office on Open Expression, who were taking photos of the resisters. “Cover your faces,” an organizer shouted. No confrontations have been reported between the protesters and counter-demonstrators, although about 25 pro-Israeli demonstrators appeared in the vicinity of encampment during the weekend.
She said she met with six Palestinian students who “gave me a very hard time on what our policies are in Gaza.” She said the students were angry but respectful.The anti-war demonstrations have become almost daily occurrences across the country since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.
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