Israel-Hamas campus protests: Two students arrested at Princeton, Penn to hold listening session

At Princeton, two students were arrested and about a half-dozen tents were taken down by protesters.

Officials at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, as well as Drexel and Temple Universities, have not reported disruptions on their campuses. Philadelphia police are monitoring the situation.Princeton University is the latest local university to see pro-Palestinian student protesters erect tents on campus amid national debate over the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

Calling it a “Gaza Solidarity encampment,” the group said in a press release that tents were set up about 7 a.m. Thursday at McCosh Courtyard on the Ivy League university’s campus.The Philadelphia Police Department was monitoring the situation around potential university protests and encampments, department spokesperson Sgt. Eric Gripp said. He did not provide specifics on how many officers have been deployed to local colleges and universities.

“While we cannot divulge specific public safety plans - including deployment of resources — the PPD is committed to upholding the First Amendment rights of all Philadelphians, including those who choose to protest,” Gripp said in a statement. “However, we will also take necessary actions to ensure public safety and the free flow of traffic.

At Emerson College in Boston, 108 people were arrested at an encampment overnight and four police officers suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, Boston police said. Those arrested were expected to appear Thursday in Boston Municipal Court.

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