2024 University of Pennsylvania pro-Palestine campus encampment

2024 University of Pennsylvania pro-Palestine campus encampment
Part of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses and Gaza war protests in the United States
Benjamin Franklin statue on UPenn Campus with a Palestinian Keffiyeh during first day of encampment
DateApril 25–May 10, 2024
(2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Caused by
GoalsUniversity of Pennsylvania's divestment from Israel
Methods
Resulted inProtesters suppressed
  • PPD raids campus on May 10th
  • Student participants suspended
Parties

Pro-Palestinian groups:

Gaza Solidarity Encampment:

  • Penn Against the Occupation

On April 25, students at University of Pennsylvania began an encampment to protest the ongoing Gaza war and to call for divestment from Israel. The occupation, named the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment," was part of a series of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses. On May 10, the encampment was raided and protesters were arrested, ending the occupation.

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