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Police started to break up a pro-Palestinian camp at George Washington University’s campus early Wednesday morning, which caused the House Oversight and Accountability Committee to announce the cancellation of a scheduled hearing on the Washington, D.C.’s government response to the protests. According to the student newspaper, The GW Hatchet, hundreds of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers came to…

District of Columbia police defended their decision to allow the pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University (GW) to continue, despite calls from Republican lawmakers for its removal. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Mayor Muriel Bowser have been under scrutiny for allowing the protest at GW to continue. The encampment has been in place for more…