Hamas says it approves of cease-fire plan, but Israel says it has "gaps"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says the proposal is "far from meeting Israel's core demands."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says the proposal is "far from meeting Israel's core demands."
UChicago United for Palestine protesters said they will return if the encampment is dismantled by the University of Chicago. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
Members of a faculty protest still fear that the university will take down the encampment and end the protest. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
Israel has told Palestinians in part of the southern Gaza city of Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-promised ground offensive.
On Friday morning, University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos wrote that the protest encampment is disrupting campus and "cannot continue."
College campus protests in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip are spreading far beyond the U.S.
At St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, parishioners said the Holy Week is overshadowed by the War in Gaza.
At St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, parishioners said the Holy Week is overshadowed by the War in Gaza. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The suit, filed by three Jewish students, called the encampment "a dystopic cesspool of hate in the 2 school's lush green center," and accused Northwestern of coddling the protest.
Columbia University called in the NYPD and cleared protesters from campus, ending a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school's main lawn.
On Wednesday, student activists at the U of C were joined by Chicago Public Schools students—who marched and held a protest of their own.
Muslim American advocates from Chicago traveled down to the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to also call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Organizers said about 100 students took part in the sit-in, but only a small group of students, about a dozen, continued the protest outside.
As protests calling for a cease-fire in Gaza have popped up on college campuses across the country, Chicago Public Schools students on Wednesday had their own demonstration. CBS 2 was at Jones College Prep where students conducted a sit-in.
With deaths mounting in Gaza and another Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal on the table, Netanyahu is under pressure from all sides.
The NYPD took dozens of protesters at Columbia University into custody Tuesday night. This comes after demonstrators forced their way into a university building and locked themselves inside.
With demonstrations happening on campuses across the city, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was asked Tuesday to weigh in on how they are responding.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson came out Tuesday to support the pro-Palestinian protest tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
As the demonstration grew, organizers said they expect agitators taking issue with their cause – whom they encouraged students not to engage.
"I'm very very proud of everything we have been able to achieve."
The protesters have been camping out in Deering Meadow on the Evanston campus since Thursday morning.
The students joined a nationwide movement calling for immediate divestment from countries profiting from Israeli business amid the war in Gaza. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
The organizers are demanding the University of Chicago end all partnerships with Israeli institutions – including their ties with any collaborative research, exchange programs, or funding of organizations they claim sell weapons to Israel.
The rain did not slow the march. About 100 students and some faculty came out to demand the University of Chicago cut financial ties with Israel. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The protests are growing, with continued clashes and threats of violence. CBS News’ Nancy Chen reports from Columbia University in New York.
