Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the U.S.
Pro-Palestinian protests swept across U.S. campuses from USC, University of Oregon and University of Notre Dame to University of Texas-Austin.
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Students and community members demonstrate over the Israel-Hamas War in front of the Student Union on University of Tennessee’s campus, in Knoxville, Saturday, May 4.2/44
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Abigail Friedman, 20, Clemson student and pro-Palestine protest organizer, wears a Star of David with a keffiyeh during the protest outside of Sikes Hall at Clemson University on Saturday, May 4.3/44
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Pro-Palestine protestors chant outside of Sikes Hall during a peaceful protest at Clemson University on Saturday, May 4.4/44
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Two people embrace across the street from Columbia University as hundreds of police officers gathered at the university to rid the campus of protesters.5/44
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Students for Justice in Palestine at Denison University held a demonstration Tuesday in front of Slayter Hall Student Union. They asked for the university to call for a ceasefire in Palestine and to fully divest from Israel.6/44
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Students for Justice in Palestine at Denison University held a demonstration Tuesday in front of Slayter Hall Student Union. They erected a tent in solidarity with encampments at other colleges and universities.7/44
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Students for Justice in Palestine at Denison University held a demonstration Tuesday in front of Slayter Hall Student Union. They asked for the university to call for a ceasefire in Palestine and to fully divest from Israel.8/44
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One of the protesters who took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University waves a Palelestinian flag from the roof of the building April 30, as hundreds of protesters cheered from the street below.9/44
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Columbia University student protester Basil Rodriguez speaks from inside the gates of the university to hundreds of protesters gathered outside the gates at the university’s campus in Manhattan April 30.10/44
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Student protesters at Brown University pack up their encampment Tuesday afternoon well ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline on April 30.11/44
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UVM student protests at a pro-Palestine rally on April 29.12/44
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Rutgers students occupy tents and hold rallies outside Murray Hall as part of their protest in support of Palestinians affected by the war in Gaza.13/44
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Arwyn Heilrayne leads chants with pro-Palestinian protesters at the Travis County Jail Tuesday April 30. A group of protesters waited outside the jail for dozens of other protesters to be released.14/44
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Child drawing fill the sidewalk at an encampment outside Mitchell Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus, protesting the Israel-Hamas war, in Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 30. Student protesters around the country have demanded colleges cut financial ties to Israel. The latest demonstrations show growing discontent over their schools’ responses to the war in Gaza.15/44
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Protest signs outside an entrance to Columbia University in Manhattan April 30. The university restricted access to the campus to students who live on campus and other essential personnel after student protesters took over Hamilton Hall on the campus early Tuesday morning.16/44
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UVM student protests at a pro-Palestine rally on April 29.17/44
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A coalition of University of Oregon student groups join forces to set up a camp at the UO demanding justice in the Palestinian territories. On Monday morning April 29, over 30 tents and other structures were in place between Lillis Hall and the Knight Library on the UO campus in Eugene.18/44
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A State Trooper stands in front of the cleared encampment at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday, April 29. Protesters created an encampment on the UT Tower south lawn meant to call attention to the war in Gaza and to condemn the University of Texas at Austin’s relationship with defense companies. Protesters were given notices to vacate and were then removed by Austin Police, University police, and Texas State Troopers.19/44
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Police arrest a pro-Palestinian protester at the University of Texas Monday April 29.20/44
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Police pepper spray protesters that are blocking police vehicles from leaving the University of Texas at Austin on Monday, April 29. Protesters created an encampment on the UT Tower south lawn meant to call attention to the war in Gaza and to condemn the University of Texas at Austin’s relationship with defense companies. Protesters were given notices to vacate and were then removed by Austin Police, University police, and Texas State Troopers.21/44
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Protesters block police vehicles from leaving the University of Texas at Austin on Monday, April 29. Protesters created an encampment on the UT Tower south lawn meant to call attention to the war in Gaza and to condemn the University of Texas at Austin’s relationship with defense companies. Protesters were given notices to vacate and were then removed by Austin Police, University police, and Texas State Troopers.22/44
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A coalition of University of Oregon student groups join forces to set up a camp on at the UO demanding justice in the Palestinian territories. On Monday morning April 29, over 30 tents and other structures were in place between Lillis Hall and the Knight Library on the UO campus in Eugene.23/44
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Demonstrators pray a traditional Muslim prayer, that’s done 5 times a day, at the encampment while protesting the Israel-Hamas war on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus in Milwaukee on Monday, April 29. Student protesters around the country have demanded colleges cut financial ties to Israel. The latest demonstrations show growing discontent over their schools’ responses to the war in Gaza.24/44
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Demonstrators protesting the Israel-Hamas war set up their encampment Monday, April 29, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. Student protesters around the country have demanded colleges cut financial ties to Israel. The latest demonstrations show growing discontent over their schools’ responses to the war in Gaza.25/44
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A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag as cars drive by along University Avenue while ASU students and supporters gather at the university's campus to show their support for Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war.26/44
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A South Bend and Jewish community member, center, refuses Notre Dame Police's request to leave during a pro-Palestinian protest on the University of Notre Dame's campus on Thursday, April 25.27/44
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Purdue University Clinical Assistant Professor Muiris MacGiollabhuí speaks during the encampment protest, Friday, April 26, at Purdue University Memorial Mall in West Lafayette, Ind.28/44
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Pro-Palestine demonstrators put up tents at Dunn Meadow on the Indiana University Bloomington campus on Thursday, April 25.29/44
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A former UT student wears a scarf at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas Thursday, April 25.30/44
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Protesters participate in a walk-out and protest action on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, April 25. Students and faculty walked out of classes to protest the treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters by university and state leadership the day before as well as to continue protesting the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Over 50 protesters were arrested on UT's campus the afternoon prior.31/44
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UT Student Ammer Qaddumi sits on the shoulders of a friend after arriving at the walk-out and protest action on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, April 25. Qaddumi was greeted with cheers from the crowd as he was one of the first protesters arrested the day prior. Students and faculty walked out of classes to protest the treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters by university and state leadership the day before as well as to continue protesting the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.32/44
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A small crowd of roughly 40 gathered outside the Strozier library on the Florida State University campus to rally in solidarity with Gaza as Israeli-Palestinian conflicts continue Thursday, April 25.33/44
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Miya stands in front of a sprinkler on Landis Green to prevent a small crowd of activists who rallied on the campus of Florida State University in solidarity with Gaza as Israeli-Palestinian conflicts continue Thursday, April 25.34/44
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Students, some faculty and outsiders gathered on the lawns outside the Princeton chapel to protest Israel's military campaign in Gaza. Helicopters circled the lawn, Thursday, April 25.35/44
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University of Texas police officers arrest UT student Ammer Qaddumi at a pro-Palestinian protest at UT Wednesday, April 24.36/44
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Cameron Llewellyn chants from a balcony during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas Wednesday, April 24.37/44
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A protester who wants to be know as Free Hamze chants during a peaceful, pro-Palestinian protest held at the University of Texas Wednesday, more than 40 people were arrested. The demonstration was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a registered student organization, as well as a student chapter of the national Students for Justice in Palestine, which called for an end to the Israeli-Hamas conflict.38/44
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At a peaceful, pro-Palestinian protest held at the University of Texas Wednesday, more than 40 people were arrested. The demonstration was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a registered student organization, as well as a student chapter of the national Students for Justice in Palestine, which called for an end to the Israeli-Hamas conflict.39/44
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At a peaceful, pro-Palestinian protest held at the University of Texas Wednesday, more than 40 people were arrested. The demonstration was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a registered student organization, as well as a student chapter of the national Students for Justice in Palestine, which called for an end to the Israeli-Hamas conflict.40/44
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State troopers try to break up a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas Wednesday, April 24.41/44
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Cally, a former UT student, faces off with a mounted state trooper at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas Wednesday, April 24.42/44
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University of Texas Police gather at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas Wednesday, April 24.43/44
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Protesters chant at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas Wednesday, April 24.44/44
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A pro-Palestinian protester, who did not want to give her name, leads chants at the University of Texas Wednesday, April 24.
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