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For weeks students have protested the war in Gaza — now things are escalating

NPR Wednesday, 1 May 2024 ()
From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.

And over the last couple of days the tension has only increased as police have intervened on several campuses, including Columbia University, UCLA and the University of Texas. Hundreds of protestors have been arrested.

Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses are growing in scope and intensity, and colleges are calling on law enforcement to help. Is it the right decision, and what happens next?

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News video: German police remove Berlin university students at Gaza war sit-in

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German police officers remove several protesters at Berlin's Humboldt University as a few hundred students stage a sit-in to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza over Israel's war with Hamas. Demonstrations have struck education institutions in several European cities in recent weeks, echoing...

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