Pro-Palestinian encampments grow at University of Chicago, DePaul

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.
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[williammurray]

None demanding transportation to Gaza to stand with their brothers and sisters. Cordon off the area, jam the wifi, and let the weather do the rest.

[jerc]

I guarantee most of these fools couldn't find Gaza on a map.

[joeromack]

Imagine thinking you're even part of the conversation just because you virtue signal in a nice safe college courtyard on the other side of the world...

[cheritoms]

Give those kids a real education. Send them to Palestine. Parents need to stop supporting this.

[lexio]

If you want to support Palestine …go to Gaza they need you

[emory]

Tell these students to go to Gaza and set up their tents to help house those being bonbed. They can help feed and house in Gaza.

[JasonPruett]

if you are homeless you can camp there and pretend you are just part of the protest. :D

[dannyv]

Looks like the weather got warmer and the trendy brats are ready to save the world

[rickallen]

I notice the tents, masks and signs look the same nation wide. Is there some starter package you can buy? Asking for a friend.

[AndrewFloydWebber]

If they have tents then they don’t need dorm rooms. These kids who have family in Gaza should be reunited with them.

[michaeld]

These students wouldn't know an original thought if their life depended on it

[Jsse]

Wtf is a university gonna do about the conflict?!

[Rope_Adope]

Look at all the tents. I guess they are getting an education that will provide for their future.

[lantrick]

It looks like Amazon is doing a brisk business in $35 tents with free shipping!!

[w.d.gaster]

So are they fighting for the hostages? 😢

[sharonsparks]

No, this is a war against Hamas who is imbedded in underground tunnels.

[bradspringer]

Can we take this time to sneak the "newcomers' into some of those tents and let them assimilate? 😊

[steeleirise]

All us Blue Collar people wondering how they find the time to protest and survive in this economy?Ohhh I know…….Mommy and Daddy.

[lettherebelight]

I would advise the protesting students not to tarnish themselves by engaging in unlawful actions such as occupying or damaging school buildings, even if their reasons initially seem just and aligned with history. By resorting to such actions, they risk staining their cause and becoming destroyers of justice and truth, rather than earning everyone's support. Students should not assume that their innocence and lack of guilt as students will always guarantee forgiveness from adults, allowing them to act recklessly without consequences.

[johnklaus]

I'm guessing a lot of the newly homeless may be squatting on campus.