George Washington University President Decries DC Police’s Refusal to Clear ‘Illegal’ Anti-Israel Encampment

The DC mayor has been invited to testify before Congress about the ongoing protest on campus.

AP/Mark Schiefelbein
An encampment of students protesting against the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University. AP/Mark Schiefelbein

The president of George Washington University says the District of Columbia’s metropolitan police are refusing to clear the “illegal and potentially dangerous” encampment on the campus green. The mayor of the nation’s capital, Muriel Bowser, has been invited to testify before Congress about her refusal to clear the protest. 

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