Minnesota police clear out anti-Israel protest in the heart of Ilhan Omar’s congressional district Fox News
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ColumbiaUniversitystudentDavidPomerantzshareshisfirsthandexperienceoncampusasanti-Israelprotestsraiseconcerns.
PoliceattheUniversityofMinnesotaclearedoutananti-IsraelprotestencampmentfromitsTwinCitiescampus,whichislocatedinprogressive“Squad”memberRep.IlhanOmar’sdistrict,andarrestedninedemonstratorsearlyTuesday.
Theuniversity’sDepartmentofPublicSafetyreceivedreportsthatagrouphadsetupanencampmentwithtentsonthenorthendoftheNorthropMall,auniversityspokespersontoldFoxNewsDigital.
Officerswarnedtheprotestersaround6a.m.thatthosepresentwereinviolationofuniversitypolicyandstatetrespassinglawastentsarenotallowedoncampuswithoutapermit,thespokespersonsaid,addingthat“noencampments,tents,fires,orothertypesofencampmentlivingarrangementshaveeverbeenpermittedonanyuniversitypropertiesorinbuildings.”
“Thegroupwasaskedtodisperseby7a.m.andtoldtheywouldbearrestedif
