DC students, faculty launch combined pro-Palestine protest at GWU

Students and faculty from colleges and universities around the D.C. area launched a combined demonstration at the George Washington University campus early Thursday, continuing national protests against the Biden administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. Hundreds of protesters, including some university faculty, have erected tents at the center of GWU’s campus. The encampment — about a half-mile from the White House — follows a similar strategy to Columbia University protests, which sparked a national movement and have garnered the political spotlight. In addition to urging the Biden administration against arms...