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Pro-Palestinian protests at universities lead to police crackdowns, arrests, and cancellations of hearings. Tensions rise as encampments are cleared, protesters arrested, and vandalism occurs. The story highlights clashes over free speech, antisemitism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on college campuses.

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In a series of protests across college campuses, tensions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict boiled over into arrests and clearances of pro-Palestinian encampments. The incidents included a man who was identified as the cousin of controversial Rabbi Meir Kahane, who was arrested for ramming his car into pro-Palestine protesters in New York City [source]. At George Washington University, police cleared an anti-Israel encampment, resulting in 33 arrests and the cancelation of a congressional hearing where D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was set to testify [source]. Similar protests were sparked at other universities in the United States and the United Kingdom, with students being arrested for their demonstrations [source].

In Philadelphia, a homeless encampment was dismantled by authorities, adding to the string of protest disruptions happening at educational institutions [source]. Representatives Tlaib and Bush expressed support for the arrested pro-Palestine protestors at George Washington University, standing by their cause [source]. The demonstrations expanded to include schools like the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Fashion Institute of Technology, resulting in student arrests [source].

As tensions continued to rise, there were calls for more substantial discussions around the protests and crackdowns. Individuals like rapper Macklemore released a track criticizing the Biden administration, police, and the music industry in support of the pro-Palestinian student protests [source]. Ultimately, the arrests and dismantling of encampments at various universities highlighted the deep divides that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caused and the clash between free speech advocacy and maintaining law and order on college campuses [source].

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