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Pro-Palestinian Protests are Petering Out

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the Grounds of the University of Virginia showed signs of losing enthusiasm, even as organizers demanded that the administration divest investments from Israel and cut off all ties with Israeli universities.</p>
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At UVA, One Pro-Palestinian Protest Disperses, a Second Persists

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">While the Grounds remained orderly, there were some darker undercurrents.</p>
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Amid Arrests on Other Campuses, Tensions Mount at UVA

<p class="sqsrte-small" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Virginia Governer Youngkin: "We’re not going to have encampments and tents put up and yes, we will protect the ability to peacefully express yourself, but we’re not going to have the kind of hate speech and intimidation we’re seeing across the country in Virginia."</p>
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Virginia Tech Cleans Up Encampment, UVA Faces Similar Test

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Virginia Tech arrested two dozen or more students Sunday night while dispersing an "encampment" similar to other anti-Israeli protests spreading around the country, according to media reports. University of Virginia President Jim Ryan likely will face a similar test.</p>

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What Would Thomas Jefferson Say About Disruptions on the Grounds?

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Perhaps Ryan could draw spine-stiffening inspiration from the University's founder Thomas Jefferson, who dealt with student riots in 1825.</p>

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