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Anti-Israel protests linger across college campuses nationwide nearly three weeks after they first appeared at Columbia University.
In the chaotic weeks since April 18, more than 2,600 people have been arrested on 50 campuses. The protesters have said they want their schools to cut all ties with Israel over its war in Gaza.
Administrators have shown mixed reactions with some universities like UT Austin and Emory University cracking down almost immediately, while others have shown more restraint.
Police block pro-Palestinian protesters from returning to their encampment at the University of Chicago, on Tuesday, May 7. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
But many colleges in the latter camp have started to lose patience amid the increasing combativeness of some of the protesters. Anti-Israel agitators at a George Washington encampment for instance, have called for the “guillotine” for school administrators.
Campuses have tried tactics from appeasement to threats of disciplinary action to resolve the protests and clear the way for upcoming commencements.