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Brown University on Tuesday reached an agreement with students protesting the war in Gaza that would see them remove their encampment from school grounds in exchange for the institution considering divesting from Israel.The move represents a first major concession from an elite American university amid relentless student protests that have paralyzed campuses across the country, divided public opinion and led to hundreds of arrests.
Brown University on Tuesday reached an agreement with students protesting the war in Gaza that would see them remove their encampment from school grounds in exchange for the institution considering divesting from Israel.The university, located in Providence, Rhode Island, "has come to the table to listen to our demands and to listen to its students and to consider divesting from war, divesting from death, divesting from occupation," said Sam Theoharis, another student protester.
Several videos posted on social media showed a chaotic scene as law enforment officers in helmets and reflective jackets scuffled with shouting protesters, some carrying umbrellas. Many of the protesters appeared to link arms forming a barrier as officers moved in.
Students at Emerson, Tufts, and MIT have been camping out since Sunday night, while Harvard students set up an encampment Wednesday in Harvard Yard, and a protest was forming at Northeastern on Thursday.