DC Police Move Against George Washington University Protesters

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8 May 2024 at 6:27 am

Police cleared an encampment at George Washington University in the early hours of Wednesday, May 8, after pro-Palestinian protesters had occupied the site for nearly two weeks. A number of arrests were made, the GW Hatchet, a student paper, said.

Footage recorded by Ianne Salvosa, for the Hatchet, shows protesters chanting as members of the Metropolitan Police Department assemble at the scene and ask them to leave. Credit: Ianne Salvosa/The GW Hatchet via Storyful

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Behavior and dispersed peaceably by exiting 21st 033333 $3.But we, we, we, we wait, wait, wait, I know.Oh, might die.We will not be pushed aside.Done.We will not be pushed aside.We will not be pushed aside.Do all the stuff.Genocide.You will not.Bye.I be pushed aside of the Metropolitan Police Department.If you are currently on George Washington University property, you're in violation of DC code 22-3302.Ok, good morning.Your ex?

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