A number of hundred pro-Hamas college students, angered by an tried arrest of a protester by police, rioted at George Washington College in a single day, situated a couple of blocks west of the White Home in Washington, D.C. The scholars tore down barricades that had blocked off an earlier tried ‘occupy’ protest on campus grounds at College Yard (U-Yard). The scholars retook U-Yard, erecting tents and planting Palestinian flags on the pile of barricades. A Palestinian flag and keffiyeh draped on a statue of our nation’s first President George Washington initially of the protest a number of days in the past had been nonetheless desecrating America’s founding father.
The protest is a part of an try to foment communist revolution within the U.S., utilizing school campuses as a focus, with an alliance of terrorist supporting communists and Islamists.
GWU had cleared the ‘occupy’ protest at U-Yard a number of days in the past and was permitting solely about twenty protesters to stay. The D.C. authorities refused to assist, reportedly fearing unhealthy optics. D.C. allowed the protesters to take over a metropolis road in entrance of the campus space for the weekend. Like magic, dozens of tents wanting simply those at different campus protests sprung up on H Road.
Earlier than the riot, GWU had despatched out a press release to alumni Sunday night time explaining their dealing with of the protest:
GWU administration despatched out this replace to alumni this night on their flailing response to the sprawling protests pic.twitter.com/0lSP083Xqn
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) April 29, 2024
Late Sunday night time, campus law enforcement officials had been prevented by the protesters from arresting one of many activists. A riot ensued the place the barricades had been torn down.
Round simply earlier than midnight the barricades surrounding the encampment fell at #GWU and other people flooded into the plaza. Tossing the barricades right into a pile within the heart of College Yard. (📷 for @GettyImages) pic.twitter.com/4FMz4EpWD2
— Kent Nishimura (@kentnish) April 29, 2024
Video of the H Road weekend encampment earlier than the riot, “Exterior teams are offering all types of assist to radical college students”:
Encampment has taken over and closed H Road. Does @MayorBowser and @CMBrookePinto assist anti-Semitism? pic.twitter.com/chOx7cVqz0
— CapitolIntel (@CapitolIntel) April 27, 2024
Professional-Hamas college students at @GWtweets expanded their encampment tent on H Road in D.C., blocking the street. GWU requested that the @DCPoliceDept take away them, however @dcmayorsoffice opposed fearing unfavourable publicity. Exterior teams are offering all types of assist to radical college students. pic.twitter.com/AJoxSUmgXb
— Navid Mohebbi نوید محبی (@navidmohebbi) April 28, 2024
organizers name for cover of individuals’s encampment – protesters who’ve arrange tents in H road
video: gabrielle mcnamee pic.twitter.com/x9mOdSUGQn
— tyler davis (@tylerrdavis_) April 27, 2024
Video of the “de-arrest” that set off the riot:
George Washington College now
COPS ATTEMPT TO ARREST STUDENT IN DMV SJP ENCAMPMENT AND COMMUNITY SUCCESSFULLY DEARRESTS!
COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL! ALL OUT TO GW pic.twitter.com/qhiWDHFYbe— Kholoud (@Kholoud24583790) April 29, 2024
Pictures and movies of the torn down barricades. Heavy use of chanting to foment revolution on campus:
College students and group members have re-taken the George Washington College occupation in DC, breaking by way of boundaries and piling them onto the center of the occupied yard.
After the DC police tried to arrest a scholar, the group additionally efficiently de-arrested them. pic.twitter.com/yOQNyAb6Li
— The Information Room (@TheNewsRoom0) April 29, 2024
present scene inside encampment, protesters standing on high of pile of pulled down barricades pic.twitter.com/Rvndf7RFzj
— tyler davis (@tylerrdavis_) April 29, 2024
GWU college students have torn down the barricades surrounding their encampment and piled them in the course of the U Yard quad on campus. pic.twitter.com/9pNkhvXcNO
— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) April 29, 2024
“Say it loud and say it clear, liberation is close to!”
protesters on road forming human chain to guard these inside U-Yard pic.twitter.com/8OoBHyXnUR
— tyler davis (@tylerrdavis_) April 29, 2024
extra photographs of tents throughout the whole thing of U-Yard pic.twitter.com/WRcVIdivOG
— tyler davis (@tylerrdavis_) April 29, 2024
“From U-Yard to Palestine, globalize the intifada!”
At George Washington College. “Peaceable protesters” broke by way of the barricades and chant “globalize the intifada” pic.twitter.com/7at76fQSKB
— Ariiiiii (@mommysmaztoball) April 29, 2024
Protesters at GWU have smashed by way of the barricades and retake U-Yard. pic.twitter.com/ZRoOpfRoFs
— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) April 29, 2024
“I consider that we are going to win!”
“I consider we’ll win”
What the scholars of George Washington College chanted through the pro-Palestine sit-in. pic.twitter.com/aEG3PH5FMr
— stand4justice (@JayZee1948) April 29, 2024
The coed newspaper GW Hatchet is posting reside stories:
IMAGES FROM THE SCENE: https://t.co/55ShsSZTeW pic.twitter.com/7yrQj0Vbgl
— The GW Hatchet (@gwhatchet) April 29, 2024
Motion by police is anticipated within the morning–or not.
Till then, “Who’s not leaving? We’re not leaving!”
“Whose Not Leaving! We’re Not Leaving!”
Temper. 2am. GWU Campus. #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/ABvhgENOiS
— #StopCopCity (@ChuckModi1) April 29, 2024