Police Crack Down on Pro-Palestinian Encampment at George Washington University, Making Arrests Before Capitol Hill Testimony
Washington, D.C. law enforcement authorities took action early Wednesday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University, resulting in multiple arrests. The move came just hours before the city’s mayor and police chief were scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill regarding their previous decision not to intervene. According to D.C. police spokesman Thomas Lynch, the encampment had recently grown in size and had become increasingly contentious. Demonstrators reportedly marched to the university president’s residence …