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Thursday, May 2, 2024
At least 17 arrested as police take down anti-Israel encampment at UT Dallas; similar protest at Fordham U
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At least 17 far-left protesters were arrested and charged with trespassing after police were called to the University of Texas at Dallas to take down an anti-Israel encampment that was established on campus in violation of the school’s code of conduct.
“Individuals may peacefully assemble in the common outdoor areas of campus to exercise their right to free speech, but they may not construct an encampment or block pathways,” university spokeswoman Kim Horner says.
At Fordham University in New York City, custodial workers are currently taking down a similar encampment as police in riot gear and several hundred screaming far-left protesters look on.
NOW: Fordham University students hold up the letters they just received informing them they are now suspended
Protesters wrote “free Palestine” on the letters pic.twitter.com/jksCtZ2bjD
— katie smith (@probablyreadit) May 1, 2024
HAPPENING NOW: Officers in riot gear are taking down parts of the encampment set up at UT Dallas. Some people are being taken away by police. https://t.co/jpJU7IWP8m pic.twitter.com/ZTCczuPIRm
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) May 1, 2024
After the dispersal of the UT Dallas pro-Palestinian liberated zone, the crowd has regrouped outside the student center. pic.twitter.com/CcfmxkXTnC
— steven monacelli (@stevanzetti) May 1, 2024
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