Pro-Palestinian tent encampments expand at University of Chicago, DePaul

CHICAGO -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson came out Tuesday to support a growing pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago.Tuesday marked the second day of the protest on the Main Quad at the U of C's Hyde Park campus. Tents were first set up Monday just to the north of Swift Hall. The students are part of a nationwide movement calling for immediate divestment from countries profiting from Israeli business amid the war in Gaza.Students were also seen banding together for the event.

' She wrote that setting up tents on the Quad without prior approval, as the protesters did in this case, is also a violation of university policy and will result in disciplinary action.Also Tuesday, a similar encampment was set up at DePaul University in Lincoln Park. The students there called for divestment and disclosure of university finances, among other demands.'Our university has continuously set emails labeling this as a war between Israel and Gaza. This is not the case.

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