Massive fences surround GWU's University Yard after Gaza Solidarity encampment cleared

Massive fences surround the George Washington University's University Yard in D.C. on May 9, 2024, after police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment in the early morning hours of May 8, 2024. Tall fences were placed around the George Washington University's University Yard after an encampment of pro-Palestinian protestors was cleared early Wednesday morning.

citing recent volatility, claims of simple assault, reports of covert counter-protestors, and outside activists arriving at the encampment, officials said Wednesday.The clearing resulted in 33 arrests, most were for unlawful entry charges. Many of the protestors were processed and later released. In the aftermath, protestors vowed Wednesday to continue calling on the University to divest from businesses with military ties to Israel and its war with Hamas and call for a ceasefire to allow aid for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians trapped in the crossfire.

After the encampment was cleared, GW students, parents, alumni, and some faculty members, alongside community members held news conferences across D.C. calling for support for a ceasefire and condemning GW and DC leaders for the way the protest was cleared out. House Representatives Rashida Tliab and Cori Bush also condemned other leaders during a news conference on Capitol Hill.

Before the encampment was cleared, House Oversight Committee members had also criticized D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith for not removing the protest earlier, calling protestors "antisemitic" in public statements. They had ordered the mayor and police chief to appear in front of the committee on Wednesday but later canceled the meeting.

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