Yale University police arrested dozens of protesters after they allegedly refused orders to leave the scene of a pro-Palestinian, pro-divestment protest Monday, Connecticut police said. The rally echoed a spate of pro-Palestinian demonstrations unfolding across other college campuses. Tensions have escalated at many US universities since the October 7 terror attack on Israel by Hamas,.
NEW HAVEN - About 45 protesters at Yale University were arrested and charged with trespassing Monday morning during a protest seeking the university to divest from weapons manufacturers that supply Israel with arms, police said.New Haven police officers assisted the Yale Police Department in the are
In a Monday email, Yale President Peter Salovey wrote that the morning arrest of 47 pro-divestment student protesters encamped on Beinecke Plaza was because students did not heed administrators’ warnings.