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Pro-Palestinian students and activists protest against the Israel-Gaza war on the campus of New York University. AFP
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Activists and students take part in an encampment protest at George Washington University, in Washington. AFP
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Students and faculty of Drexel University and University of Pennsylvania erect an encapment to protest against the war in Gaza, at the University of Pennsylvania campus, in Philadelphia. AFP
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Columbia University students continue their demonstration on campus afterlast week's arrest of more than 100 protesters, in New York City. Getty Images
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Police watch as students and faculty show support at a Protect Palestine Rally at the University of Texas, in Austin. EPA
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A student is arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin. Getty Images
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Students rally at the University of Texas at Austin, where police arrested scores of protesters. Getty images
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Mounted police confront students protesting against the war in Gaza, at the University of Texas at Austin. Getty Images
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Pro-Palestine demonstrators argue with University of Southern California officials, who attempted to take down an encampment set up in support of Gaza, at the institution in Los Angeles. Getty images
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University of Southern California police officers detain a pro-Palestine demonstrator. Getty Images
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University of Southern California officers dismantle protesters' tents. EPA
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Police stand guard at an entrance to Columbia University, in New York City, where students continue to protest in support of Palestinians, amid the war in Gaza. Reuters
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Najla Said, daughter of Palestinian-American academic and literary critic Edward Said, and Motaz Azaiza, a Palestinian photojournalist from Gaza, join the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University. Photo: Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine
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As the campus protests continue, Columbia has moved its classes online. AFP
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Workers erect a wooden barrier at New York University Stern School of Business after an encampment set up by students was cleared out on Monday night. Getty Images
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology student Isa Liggans, front left, takes part in Muslim prayer with others, at an encampment of tents at the college, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. AP
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Police officers disperse pro-Palestinian students and protesters who set up an encampment on the campus of New York University. AFP
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A protester outside New York University. Reuters
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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of Sproul Hall on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. AP
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Pro-Israeli demonstrators chant 'shame' after Columbia University assistant professor Shai Davidai was denied access to the main campus. AP
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A tent used by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at MIT. Bloomberg
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A coalition of University of Michigan students rally to pressure the university to divest its endowment from companies that support Israel. Reuters
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A sign at the University of Michigan. Reuters
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A pro-Palestinian protester in front of Sproul Hall in Berkeley, California. Getty Images / AP
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NYPD officers detain pro-Palestinian students and protesters who had set up an encampment on the campus of New York University (NYU) to protest the Israel-Hamas war, in New York on April 22, 2024. Universities have become the focus of intense cultural debate in the United States since the October 7 Hamas attack and Israel's overwhelming military response to it. (Photo by Alex Kent / AFP)
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Police in Riot gear stand guard as demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus. AP
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Pro-Palestinian students and activists protest against the Israel-Gaza war on the campus of New York University. AFP
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Activists and students take part in an encampment protest at George Washington University, in Washington. AFP
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Students and faculty of Drexel University and University of Pennsylvania erect an encapment to protest against the war in Gaza, at the University of Pennsylvania campus, in Philadelphia. AFP
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Columbia University students continue their demonstration on campus afterlast week's arrest of more than 100 protesters, in New York City. Getty Images
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Police watch as students and faculty show support at a Protect Palestine Rally at the University of Texas, in Austin. EPA
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A student is arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin. Getty Images
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Students rally at the University of Texas at Austin, where police arrested scores of protesters. Getty images
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Mounted police confront students protesting against the war in Gaza, at the University of Texas at Austin. Getty Images
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Pro-Palestine demonstrators argue with University of Southern California officials, who attempted to take down an encampment set up in support of Gaza, at the institution in Los Angeles. Getty images
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University of Southern California police officers detain a pro-Palestine demonstrator. Getty Images
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University of Southern California officers dismantle protesters' tents. EPA
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Police stand guard at an entrance to Columbia University, in New York City, where students continue to protest in support of Palestinians, amid the war in Gaza. Reuters
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Najla Said, daughter of Palestinian-American academic and literary critic Edward Said, and Motaz Azaiza, a Palestinian photojournalist from Gaza, join the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University. Photo: Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine
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As the campus protests continue, Columbia has moved its classes online. AFP
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Workers erect a wooden barrier at New York University Stern School of Business after an encampment set up by students was cleared out on Monday night. Getty Images
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology student Isa Liggans, front left, takes part in Muslim prayer with others, at an encampment of tents at the college, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. AP
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Police officers disperse pro-Palestinian students and protesters who set up an encampment on the campus of New York University. AFP
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A protester outside New York University. Reuters
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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of Sproul Hall on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. AP
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Pro-Israeli demonstrators chant 'shame' after Columbia University assistant professor Shai Davidai was denied access to the main campus. AP
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A tent used by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at MIT. Bloomberg
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A coalition of University of Michigan students rally to pressure the university to divest its endowment from companies that support Israel. Reuters
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A sign at the University of Michigan. Reuters
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A pro-Palestinian protester in front of Sproul Hall in Berkeley, California. Getty Images / AP
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NYPD officers detain pro-Palestinian students and protesters who had set up an encampment on the campus of New York University (NYU) to protest the Israel-Hamas war, in New York on April 22, 2024. Universities have become the focus of intense cultural debate in the United States since the October 7 Hamas attack and Israel's overwhelming military response to it. (Photo by Alex Kent / AFP)
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Police in Riot gear stand guard as demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus. AP
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Pro-Palestinian students and activists protest against the Israel-Gaza war on the campus of New York University. AFP
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