All quiet on the Western front one day after pro-Palestinian encampment
All was quiet May 2, 2024, at the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at Western University one day earlier. (Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London)
It was all quiet on the Western front Thursday.
All signs of a protest encampment that had sprung up on the lawn in front of the concrete beach at the University Community Centre had disappeared.
A day earlier, about 100 people took part in a pro-Palestinian protest as the conflict between Hamas and Israel continues.
The short-lived demonstration at Western University was one of several across North America, with protestors demanding schools sever ties with companies linked to Israel.
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