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Drexel College in Philadelphia has been positioned on lockdown amid a mass of anti-Israel protesters taking up campus.
College officers are coordinating with Philadelphia police, and college president John Fry demanded that the encampment “should finish” instantly. The protest is certainly one of dozens nonetheless raging at campuses throughout the nation, regardless of being within the ultimate days of the college yr.
“This encampment should finish. I need to remind Drexel college students who’re collaborating on this protest that they might face disciplinary motion for violating our Scholar Code of Conduct. Encampment contributors who’re unaffiliated with Drexel are unlawfully trespassing,” Fry mentioned in a press release directed to college students on Sunday.
Police may very well be seen in massive teams on campus all through the weekend.
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As with protests elsewhere, demonstrators at Drexel are demanding that the college divest itself from firms that do enterprise with Israel. In addition they demand that the college disclose its investments and publicly help a cease-fire in Gaza.
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The disruption at Drexel comes as universities throughout the nation are trying to fend off political unrest with a view to host their commencement and graduation ceremonies. Some establishments have been pressured to cancel the occasions solely.
Anti-Israel college students and school of Drexel College, Temple College and the College of Pennsylvania spend night time the place they erected an encampment. (Getty Photos)
President Biden gave the graduation tackle at Morehouse Faculty in Georgia on Sunday. Whereas the campus was divided over him being invited previous to the occasion, protests throughout his speech had been restricted. Solely a handful of scholars and lecturers selected to show their backs on him as he spoke.
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Lots of of Morehouse alumni had signed a letter to the faculty calling on them to rescind Biden’s invitation previous to the occasion.
Anti-Israel college students and school of Drexel College and elsewhere have taken over their campuses for weeks. (Getty Photos)
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Morehouse Faculty defended its college students and school who turned their backs on Biden in a press release Sunday.
Morehouse mentioned “peaceable meeting is core” to the college’s “social justice custom,” and that its administration “totally helps and defends the suitable to peacefully protest and the expression of 1’s views brazenly.”
“We’re pleased with the resilient class of 2024’s unity in silent protest, displaying their intentionality in technique, communication, and coordination as a 412-person unit,” Morehouse mentioned.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox Information Digital masking nationwide politics and main breaking information occasions. Ship tricks to [email protected], or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
Drexel College on lockdown as president requires finish to anti-Israel protests
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