Police clashed with protesters at Ohio State University, just hours after they gathered on Thursday evening.
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Those who refused to leave after warnings were arrested and charged with criminal trespass, a university spokesperson, Benjamin Johnson, said, citing rules barring overnight events.
As the death toll mounts in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities across the US are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict. Some Jewish students say the protests have veered into antisemitism and made them afraid to set foot on campus, partly prompting the calls for police intervention.
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