A group of at least 75 anti-Israel agitators organized a camp at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night.
According to a statement from Drexel University President John Fry, 75 pro-Palestinian protesters camped out on the Korman Quad campus Saturday night.
Fry said the individuals participated in the Philadelphia Palestinian Coalition's Nakba Day march to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Pro-Palestinian students and faculty from Drexel University, Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania demonstrate while spending the night at the site of their camp on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on April 25, 2024. (Getty Images)
The president said the camp raised “understandable concerns” about safety on campus.
“There have been many well-documented cases of hate speech and intimidating behavior at other campus protests,” Fry said.
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Drexel Police Public Safety is monitoring the camp to “ensure it is peaceful and non-disruptive” and that participants “conduct respectfully toward each other,” Fry said.
“We will be prepared to respond quickly to any disruptive or threatening behavior by anyone,” Fry said.
A camp at Drexel University from April 2024. The president of Drexel University said campus destruction, harassment and intimidation would not be tolerated. (Getty Images)
The president of Philadelphia University reiterated that they “will not tolerate” campus destruction, harassment or intimidation of students, faculty or staff, and any speech that is “explicitly racist, anti-Semitic, or Islamophobic.”
“We also will not allow anyone who is not a member of the Drexel community to trespass into our buildings and residence halls,” Fry said.
Drexel University Public Safety said all buildings are on lockdown and open only to those with clearance.
An anti-Israel camp on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia is removed on Friday. (WTXF)
The protest at Drexel University came just a day after 19 people were arrested at the nearby University of Pennsylvania.
Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that there were 19 arrests following the protest at the university's Fisher Bennett Hall.
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According to the university, those arrested included six students, while 12 people were cited for failure to disperse, among other charges. Twelve people were later released. FOX 29 reported.
