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Israel-Gaza war protesters arrested at University of Texas, Columbia University activists defy order to disband

Colleges around the US implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency on Monday, as police made more arrests at the University of Texas …

Columbia University starts suspending Israel-Hamas war protesters who won’t leave encampment

by Walter Watson

Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, as police made more arrests at the University of Texas and …

Here’s what’s happening on U.S. campuses as student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza grow

by Walter Watson

Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of arrests, while others appeared content to wait out student …