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GOP congressmembers visit GW encampment, say DC should crack down on pro-Palestinian demonstration
A group of Republicans from the U.S. House Oversight Committee visited the pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University Wednesday, saying D.C. should crack down on the protest. The congressmembers, including committee Chairman James Comer (Ky.) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), were greeted by chants and boos from the protesters. The congressmembers have been deeply critical of the way D.C....
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House Republicans visit pro-Palestinian encampment at GW
Republican members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee went to the pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University. News4’s Aimee Cho reports it was a tense visit.
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GW's encampment reaches a week as other college protests turn violent
D.C. is facing pressure to remove what has been a mostly peaceful pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke to students about the campus impact.
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GOP lawmakers say DC should shut down George Washington U. protest as students continue
Two Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives criticized D.C.’s mayor and police department for allowing pro-Palestinian protests to continue at the George Washington University. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Education Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) called the protests “radical, unlawful and antisemitic” in a letter Tuesday. They threatened to use the “legislative powers” of...
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GOP lawmakers say DC should shut down George Washington U. protest as students continue
Two Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives criticized D.C.’s mayor and police department for allowing pro-Palestinian protests to continue at the George Washington University. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Encampment protest continues for 6th day at George Washington University
As police nationwide crack down on protests on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war, demonstrators at an encampment at George Washington University say they have no plans to leave. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Israel-Hamas war protests rage on at Virginia campuses
The George Washington University encampment persists after demonstrators removed barriers while protestors were arrested at the Virginia Commonwealth University after a clash with police. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Protesters remove barricades at George Washington University
Some students and community members have been camping on university grounds and surrounding areas for days. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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‘We need real liberation': George Washington University pro-Palestinian protest enters fifth day
In an act of defiance, the demonstrators removed barricades from around the encampment as they ask for a ceasefire in Gaza and for the university to cut financial ties with Israel. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke to a student about the protest.
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Israel-Hamas war protest at George Washington University grows to 200; university barriers dismantled
Pro-Palestinian students and protestors at The George Washington University in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom created an encampment Thursday morning in support for Gaza and have remained through the weekend.
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GW asks to students to move pro-Palestinian demonstration
Dozens of students who created an anti-war encampment at George Washington University have refused to leave or move to a new area. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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George Washington students protest war in Gaza despite suspension warning
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are spending a second night camped out at George Washington University. The students and supporters have spent the last two days calling for the university to divest their financial interests in Israel.
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Pro-Palestinian students remain at GW encampment
Pro-Palestinian students and protestors at The George Washington University in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom created an encampment Thursday morning in support for Gaza and have remained there.
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GW students continue pro-Palestinian protest after deadline to move encampment
Pro-Palestinian protesters are still onsite at George Washington University, despite the school ordering the group to move. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Protestors' encampment remains on GW quad after deadline
Pro-Palestinian students and protestors at The George Washington University in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom created an encampment Thursday morning in support for Gaza and have remained there into Friday morning, defying an order by campus police to move to another area. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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GW students continue protest after deadline to move encampment
George Washington University students demonstrating for a ceasefire in Gaza remain after a deadline to move their encampment passed. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Pro-Palestinian students set up encampment on GW campus
George Washington University students demonstrating for a ceasefire in Gaza set up an encampment on campus. News4’s Aimee Cho reports the students say they’re prepared to be arrested.
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Pro-Palestinian protest begins at George Washington University
The words “Liberation Camp” are written in chalk on the campus’s brick sidewalk.
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‘No peace on stolen lands': Pro-Palestinian students still at GW encampment after deadline to move
Pro-Palestinian students and protestors at The George Washington University in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom created an encampment Thursday morning in support for Gaza and have remained there into Friday morning, defying an order by campus police to move to another area.
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AU, UMD students protest war in Gaza: The News4 Rundown
Students at American University and the University of Maryland protested the war in Gaza Tuesday. Also in The News4 Rundown: How work on Metro’s Purple Line will impact commuting on Metro’s Red Line this summer.