Police clear MIT Gaza encampment, arrest 10
MIT and State Police arrested 10 people protesting the university’s ties to Israel early Friday, removing students from an encampment that had been on campus since April 21.
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Facing suspension, MIT protesters vow to maintain encampment
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More than 130 arrested after UMass Amherst protesters once again set up encampment
Police clashed with and arrested dozens of protesters on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus Tuesday night, after students reestablished an encampment in solidarity with Palestine.
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