Police disbanding pro-Palestinian encampments at the University of Chicago
CHICAGO — Police are disbanding pro-Palestinian encampments at the University of Chicago early Tuesday morning. There is a large police presence on the university's quad, and students are being escorted from the protest site. The remaining protesters were ordered to 'disperse immediately.' Police announced remaining protesters were 'committing criminal trespassing.' Protesters chanting and locking arms were facing officers wearing shields and heavy protective gear.
The protesters want the university to divest all funding to companies profiting from the war between Israel and Hamas – like Boeing and other manufacturers supplying weapons used in Israel.The school's Faculty for Justice in Palestine – a group of more than 120 faculty and staff calling that is involved in the encampment protest – claimed the university issued a midnight Sunday night deadline for taking down the encampment. The group gathered Monday morning on the steps of Edward H.
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