Tent encampment grows at DePaul; negotiations with protesters at UChicago halted

LEADERS WERE ABLE TO GET THE GUN AWAY FROM THE MAN AND HOLD HIM. >> PROGRESS WITH PEACE TALKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT STILL A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE A CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT. THOMAS SAYS IT APPROVED A PROPOSAL, THREE STAGES SIX WEEKS LONG FOR A PERMANENT CEASE-FIRE THAT ALSO INCLUDES A SWAP OF HOSTAGES AND GAZANS RETURNING HOME. ISRAEL HAS NOT ACCEPTED THE DEAL SAYING IT IS FAR FROM THEIR DEMANDS. >>> PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTERS ARE STILL GROWING ON CHICAGO COLLEGE CAMPUSES. >> GONZALEZ HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE SITUATION FOR A WEEK AND IS ON THE CHICAGO CAMPUS TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THE STUDENTS TELL ME THEY WANT THE SPOTLIGHT TO REMAIN ON GAZA AND NOT ON THEM. THEIR PROTEST EFFORTS ARE A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ONGOING BOARD. THEY ALSO TELL ME THEIR EFFORTS COULD BE CUT SHORT IF THE SCHOOL MOVES TO REMOVE THEIR TENTS. THE STUDENTS BACKED BY SOME FACULTY WHO SAY THEY WILL INTERVENE IF THINGS ESCALATE. >> 530 VILLAGES WERE DESTROYED. >> PROTESTS CONTINUE, THE NUMBER OF TIMES SEEMINGLY GROWING SINCE LAST WEEK. THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR A TIMELY RESOLUTION BECAUSE WHILE STUDENTS THERE HAVE REMAINED PEACEFUL, THE CONFLICT AT THE HEART OF THIS DISCUSSION ATTRACTS FORCES THAT DO NOT SHARE THE SAME VALUES AND ARE PUTTING OUR COMMUNITY AT RISK. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, STUDENT PROTESTERS ARE STEADFAST IN DEMANDS, ALSO INVESTMENT IN CUSTOMER NEEDS THAT SUPPORT THE WAR IN CAUSE A DISCLOSURE OF DIVERSITY FINANCES AND A CEASE-FIRE. STUDENTS ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON WHAT HAPPENS AS HAMAS ANNOUNCED IT HAS ACCEPTED A CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL AND ISRAEL CONTINUES THE STRIKES ON THE GAZA STRIP CITY. >> WHAT IS HAPPENING IS TERRIFYING. >> THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS ALSO STALLING THE MEDICAL AND EIGHT MISSION OF CHICAGO AREA BASED NGO MET GLOBAL. THE TEAM TURNED BACK TO CAIRO, WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. >> I HOPE WE WILL HAVE A SETTLEMENT AND ALL PARTIES EXCEPT THE CURRENT CEASE-FIRE DEAL, AND ALSO A RELEASE OF THE HOSTAGES. EVERY HUMAN IS THE SAME AND EQUAL, AND A LOSS OF LIFE ON ANY SIDE SHOULD BE CONDEMNED. >> UFC STUDENTS AND FACULTY SAY THERE ARE RUMORS SWIRLING OF REMOVALS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE YET TO HAPPEN. >> AS FACULTY MEMBERS, WE WILL PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS. IF THE ADMINISTRATION ATTEMPTS TO VIOLENTLY REMOVE THEM. EVEN IF THAT MEANS DETENTION. >> SO MUCH IS FOCUSED ON CAMPUS TENSIONS. THE REASON WE ARE HERE IS FOR GOSAR. WE ARE NOT HERE FOR OURSELVES. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT OF DePAUL UNIVERSITY SAYS HE HAS REQUESTED A MEETING WITH STUDENT PROTESTERS TOMORROW HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE PROTESTERS TELL US THAT NEGOTIATIONS WERE ONGOING, BUT HAVE SINCE STALLED. NO UPDATE ON WHETHER UNIVERSITY WILL INTERVENE WITH THE

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Keywords: CBS 2 News Evening, Encampment Protests, Palestine, University of Chicago, DePaul University, Hamas, Rafah, Marybel Gonzalez

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Length: 3min 22sec (202 seconds)

Published: Tue May 07 2024