DC police clear pro-Palestinian George Washington University encampment

Local authorities ordered police to clear an anti-war encampment at the US capital's George Washington University, bowing to pressure from Republicans in Congress.Police said 33 people were arrested for "unlawful entry" and "assault on a police officer." / Photo: Reuters

But just after 4:00 am on Wednesday, hundreds of officers moved in on a university quad, making arrests and using pepper spray.Officers remained on the scene around 10:00 am, an AFP news agency reporter saw, as tents were being dragged toward a garbage truck and a student held a poster reading"Free Palestine."

"I am pleased that the potential Oversight hearing led to swift action" by Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief Pamela Smith, Representative James Comer said in a statement. Campus protests have sprung up across the country in recent weeks, with students calling on universities to cut direct or indirect financial ties with US weapons manufacturers and Israeli institutions.

On Tuesday, Biden condemned a"ferocious surge" in anti-Semitism in a speech at the Capitol, saying"there's no place on any campus in America –– any place in America –– for anti-Semitism or hate speech or threats of violence of any kind."

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