Students at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on Deering Meadow early Thursday morning to protest Israel's actions in Gaza, which has resulted in over 34,000 Palestinian deaths. The encampment, part of a nationwide protest, faced immediate police intervention, with officers arriving approximately five minutes after the setup began. The students, who are demanding the university divest from Israel, formed a human chain to resist police efforts to dismantle the encampment, now entering its second day. The university has responded by changing its protest policy, now banning tents and other temporary structures on campus. This has raised safety concerns among some Jewish students on campus.
Students at Northwestern University are in their second day of encampment, protesting Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed over 34,000 Palestinians https://t.co/KajSuwyFJy
Northwestern students are the latest to join the nationwide university protests against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza going into their second day of encampment on the Evanston campus https://t.co/LQtB867rOd
With pro-Palestine encampment set up at Northwestern, some Jewish students worry about safety https://t.co/aN34fmJGfa https://t.co/LH2i1gkSLK
Hundreds of Northwestern students joined nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on Thursday, prompting school administrations to abruptly change campus policies and ban tents or other temporary structures in previously public spaces. https://t.co/uEK7PJN0mS
Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy https://t.co/uoV13jZ89D
Northwestern University students set up pro-Palestine tent encampment on campus https://t.co/mcfdrGnuET https://t.co/6GuzhHt1Pa
Dozens of Northwestern University students set up an encampment Thursday morning on Deering Meadow in protest of the Israel-Hamas war. Cops were on the scene within about five minutes of when they started setting up at 7, one protester said. 📷: @isabeldfunk Latest updates:… https://t.co/By0cXplUqk
BREAKING: Students at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL form a human chain to push back police attempting to break up their encampment for Gaza. Students are remaining steadfast in their demand for the university to divest from Israel. https://t.co/FF71M9nku2
Northwestern university set up a Gaza solidarity encampment this morning, and cops are already attacking students — and faculty. https://t.co/hYsIvd4LPE