Berkeley articles
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Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied UC Berkeley building
Activists had entered fire-damaged building once home to girls’ school
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Officers clearing out pro-Palestinian protesters from abandoned UC Berkeley building
UPDATE May 16 8:54 p.m. Officers have arrested at least 11 pro-Palestinian protesters who had been occupying a vacant building owned by UC Berkeley, KTVU reported Thursday night. May 16, 7:52 p.m. UC Berkeley police and other law enforcement officers began clearing out pro-Palestinian protesters from an abandoned building near People's Park, KTVU reported Thursday evening. According to NBC Bay Area, officers arrested protesters who had been occupying Anna Head complex near People's Park on...
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University of California-Berkeley grads disrupt commencement with anti-Israel protests
The commencement ceremony held by University of California, Berkeley was interrupted by hundreds of anti-Israel protesters on Saturday morning. Most of the protesters were graduating students, wearing caps and gowns. Pictures show hundreds of students wearing keffiyehs, waving Palestinian flags and holding signage denouncing the Israeli government. The interruptions follow weeks of unrest at U.S. universities over the Israel-Hamas war, leading to thousands of students protesting in opposition to...