Former President Trump weighed in on Monday about the anti-Israel demonstrations that continue at Columbia University and other U.S. colleges and universities. (Jeenah Moon-Pool/Getty Images)
The students are protesting the rising death toll in Gaza amid Israel’s effort to eradicate Hamas, which carried out the deadliest attack in the country’s history on Oct. 7, 2023. The subsequent war has resulted in more than 34,000 deaths, mostly civilian women and children.
The anti-Israel groups are calling on their respective colleges and universities to end any investments in companies that support Israel's military and their actions in Gaza. Students have remained on campus despite several schools demanding they cease their encampments.
Dozens of Northeastern University students were removed and arrested at the tent encampment on campus in Boston on Saturday, April 27, 2024. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via AP)
Police in riot gear arrested approximately 102 students at an encampment on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston on Saturday.
Also on Saturday, police removed masked protesters and arrested more than 100 people at Washington University in St. Louis, including students and university employees.
Anti-Israel student protesters continue demonstrations during the second week of the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" at Columbia University in New York, on April 27, 2024. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Late Sunday and into Monday morning, campus police at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, physically carried some protesters from an encampment and arrested them.
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The nationwide campus protests have surged since students at Columbia University, widely seen as the epicenter of the current protests, formed an encampment by pitching tents at the heart of campus. They have vowed to stay put until the university divests from Israel.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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