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Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down event organized by Jewish student groups at UC Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley police evacuated an event organized by Jewish student groups after pro-Palestinian demonstrators broke open a door to the building and shattered a window. At one point, about 200 protesters gathered outside the event site, Zellerbach Playhouse, holding up signs that read, "Stop the genocide," and at times chanting, "Long live the intifida," videos posted on ...
People walk through Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022, in Berkeley, California.

University of California, Berkeley police evacuated an event organized by Jewish student groups after pro-Palestinian demonstrators broke open a door to the building and shattered a window.

At one point, about 200 protesters gathered outside the event site, Zellerbach Playhouse, holding up signs that read, "Stop the genocide," and at times chanting, "Long live the intifida," videos posted on social media showed.

University officials called the incident

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