28 Pro-Palestinian protesters and opponents of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center were arrested, after the clash with law enforcement on the campus of Emory University.
A small counter-protest by the Jewish community took place at Emory Village this evening.
Hundreds of Free-Palestine protesters had gathered again on the Emory quad Thursday night and had a brief standoff with Atlanta Police and Georgia State Patrol officers outside the Candler School of Theology building.
There were social media reports that pepper balls were used by law enforcement to disperse the crowd, but nobody knows if any additional arrests were made.
The Emory Wheel reported this evening that law enforcement arrested 28 individuals, including 20 Emory University community members, during this morning’s pro-Palestine encampment.
“We are working with responding agencies to expedite the release of any Emory community members who remain in custody,” Emory Vice President for Public Safety Cheryl Elliott wrote in a university-wide email.
“Our primary goal today was clearing the Quad of a disruptive encampment while holding individuals accountable to the law.”
Stop Copy City and Free Palestine protesters set up tents on the quad at Emory University early Thursday morning demanding the school divest from Israel.
By 10 a.m., the Atlanta Police Department was making arrests, and Emory Police was shutting off access to areas of the campus. Georgia State Patrol officers were also on the scene.
Atlanta Police officers were arresting protesters and others who refused to follow their directions.
