Police push pro-Palestine protest off University of Utah campus

People set up a protest encampment in support of Palestine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)

The University of Utah’s Presidents Circle turned into a protest encampment on Monday afternoon, joining a national movement demanding that U.S. universities stop their business with companies and entities that fund Israel’s role in its war with Gaza.

Hundreds of students rallied and a few dozen committed to camp until the university hears and takes action on their demand.

Meanwhile, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, the Utah Department of Public Safety, University of Utah Police Department and Salt Lake City Police Department posted on X saying that while First Amendment right to free speech would be respected, any unlawful activity — including property damage, unlawful assembly or camping, threats, or violent acts — would not be.

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