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Photos: Protests on campus continue, police are making arrests and clearing camps

TheoMay 11, 2024

The University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the latest sites to witness police operations related to the war in Gaza.

In Cambridge, police in riot gear broke up a pro-Palestinian camp on the MIT campus early this morning. At least ten students were arrested. It was a similar scene at Penn in Philadelphia.

In Tucson last night, campus police used tear gas on protesters and dismantled their camp.

We take a look at some other schools of the week.

Washington

Clashes broke out between University of Washington supporters and students and protesters barricading the east entrance to the Camp for Palestine on the Quad following a talk by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Seattle .

“14,500 dead children” reads in red paint on a handmade sign at the People's University of Gaza Liberated Zone on the University of Washington's Quad campus in Seattle on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. — “14,500 dead children” reads in red paint on a handmade sign at the People’s University of Gaza Liberated Zone on the University of Washington’s Quad campus in Seattle on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

Clashes broke out between University of Washington supporters and students and protesters barricading the east entrance to the Camp for Palestine on the Quad following a talk by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Seattle .

University of Washington students and protesters gathered at the Camp for Palestine, also known as the People's University for Gaza Liberated Zone, on the Quad campus on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. — University of Washington students and protesters gathered at the Camp for Palestine, also known as the People’s University for Gaza Liberated Zone, on the Quad campus on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

An eyewash station and medic tent are shown at Camp for Palestine on the Quad at the University of Washington on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Seattle.

The east entrance to the University of Washington Quad and Camp for Palestine is shown barricaded following a talk by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the UW HUB in Seattle.

California

A group of protesters at UC San Diego carry a large Palestinian flag above their heads during a strike demonstration in La Jolla, California, May 8, 2024.

Prayer will be held on May 5, 2024 at the UC San Diego camp.

Pro-Israel counter-protesters hold Israeli flags in front of the pro-Palestinian camp at UC San Diego, May 5, 2024.

Tents will be set up at the UC San Diego camp on May 5, 2024.

Pro-Israel counter-protesters carry and wave Israeli flags near the pro-Palestinian camp at UC San Diego, May 5, 2024.

UC San Diego students gather during a strike demonstration in La Jolla, California, May 8, 2024.

Sohrab F., along with other pro-Palestinian student activists, meets with San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney at San Francisco State University on May 6, 2024, to negotiate the demands of students camping on campus have.

SFSU President Lynn Mahoney meets at San Francisco State University on May 6, 2024, to negotiate the demands of pro-Palestinian student activists who have camped on campus.

Washington, D.C

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC on May 9, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters march on the George Washington University campus in Washington, DC on May 9, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters hug on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC on May 9, 2024

Protesters and police confront each other during protests on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC on May 9, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protesters continue their demonstration on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC on May 9, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protesters on the George Washington University campus in Washington, DC on May 9, 2024.