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   From: yourdime@outlook.com   
      
   A group of pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the Institute of Politics   
   building on the University of Chicago campus Friday afternoon.   
      
   At around 4:40 p.m., masked protesters unlawfully occupied the building,   
   said university spokesman Gerald McSwiggan. "Protesters attempted to bar   
   the entrance, damaged University property and ignored directives" from   
   police "to clear the way," the spokesman stated.   
      
   Police later entered the building, and the protesters inside exited.   
      
   "The University of Chicago is fundamentally committed to upholding the   
   rights of protesters to express a wide range of views," the spokesperson   
   added. "At the same time, University policies make it clear that protests   
   cannot jeopardize public safety, disrupt the University’s operations, or   
   involve the destruction of property."   
      
   Banners reading "permanent ceasefire now" and "free Palestine" were   
   visible near the front of the building as demonstrators gathered outside.   
   Some individuals displayed Palestinian flags, while others voiced chants,   
   such as "no justice, no peace."   
      
   Multiple people holding Israeli flags were also present nearby.   
      
   On May 7, the university's campus police department began ordering   
   students to leave an encampment that had been the site of Pro-Palestinian   
   protests since the week prior.   
      
   That same day, University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos posted a   
   statement about the action, saying that "safety concerns have mounted"   
   over the last few days.   
      
   "The risks were increasing too rapidly for the status quo to hold," he   
   said, in part, on May 7. "This morning, the University intervened to end   
   the encampment."   
      
   The statement also said school officials were able to find some common   
   ground with protesters during negotiations, but that "a number of the   
   intractable and inflexible aspects of their demands were fundamentally   
   incompatible with the University’s principled dedication to institutional   
   neutrality."   
      
   One day prior, the University of Chicago said talks between protesters and   
   the school were "suspended," with the university calling the protesters'   
   requests "inconsistent" with its principles.   
      
   https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pro-palestinian-protesters-occupy-   
   building-on-the-university-of-chicago-campus/3440471/   
      
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