The University of California- Berkeley is among the latest campuses to join in on the anti-Israel protests sweeping the country, as students occupied part of the Bay Area campus Monday during a sit-in. UCB Divest, a coalition of students, staff and faculty members, is one of the organizations leading the charge and calling on the community to come out and support their group, in what they call the first encampment of its kind on the West coast, during the occupation of Sproul Plaza.
USC PROTESTS BREAK OUT AFTER ANTI-ISRAEL VALEDICTORIAN'S COMMENCEMENT SPEECH CANCELLED OVER SAFETY CONCERNS The group told Fox News that they are prepared to be arrested. However, Monday's rally was reportedly peaceful and there was no sign of police. Dan Mogulof, a spokesperson for UC Berkeley, told SFGATE that the university is aware of the protests and that it does not plan on changing its investment policies and practices.
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