Pennsylvania’s governor calls for UPenn encampment to be shut down
Politics,Politics,University Of Pennsylvania
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) has called for the anti-Israel encampment at the University of Pennsylvania to be disbanded. Shapiro was speaking at an event in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, when he called for the encampment to close. He claimed the protesters had violated laws and created safety concerns. According to local media reports, Shapiro said the situation at Penn had escalated to a point where it was now “unstable” and “unacceptable.” “Over the last 24 hours at the University of Pennsylvania, the situation has gotten even more unstable and out of...
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