MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin chancellor, Jennifer Mnookin, agreed to call off police to facilitate negotiations with ani-Israeli protesters who have ben camped out for days on the library mall. Both Mnookin and protesters said that there had been progress and tyat a new round of talks would occur within 24 hours. Meanwhile, there’s a truce The protesters jave been putting pressure on the university to break off ties with Israel, both governmental and corporate. The issue: Humanitarian abuses against Palestinians in Gaza, including 30,000 deaths. The UW protest had reached a critical point Wednesday about 7 a.m. police officers arrived at the mall and gave protesters 15 minutes to fold their tents and leave. When protesters refused, police tore down the tents. Scuffles followed. By 10 a.m. police had removed the encampment and left. Undeterred, protesters returned with more tents as then the day progressed.
Hand-to-hand combat. As pro-Palestine protesters resist massive a police initiative to clear out a week-long encampment outside the UW-Madison library. Some protesters taunted the police, but most went into passive resistance modes. Police pressed on behind riot shields and with billy clubs and handcuffs.
