The University of Chicago is preparing to "intervene" to remove the pro-Palestine encampment from the school's Main Quadrangle, president Paul Alivisatos said Friday, claiming student protestors have created a "systemic disruption" on campus. Meanwhile, tensions heightened when counter-protesters marched to the encampment carrying American flags, chanting "USA, USA!" as Muslim students gathered for Friday prayers. A line of cops formed between the protest groups, sources at campus said. Students set up the encampment Monday morning, joining other large-scale protests across the country in demanding the university divest from companies with ties to Israel, including weapons manufacturers supplying arms to Israel's […]
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