University of Houston students arrested at pro-Palestine protest [Video]

HOUSTON — Two University of Houston students were arrested Wednesday morning after police dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment erected on campus overnight, according to the university.

The encampment was organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, a community organization that aims to promote justice and liberation for Palestinians, according to their social media.

The university said the encampment was established by about 60 people overnight at Butler Plaza.

In a statement sent to KHOU 11 News, the organization said they launched the encampment to “demand immediate institutional divestment from companies complicit in Israel’s occupation as well as an end to Israel’s genocide on Gaza.”

According to the university, tents and encampments are not permitted on campus grounds.

Around 7:45 a.m., UH Police Department officers gave students verbal notice to disperse and did so every 15 minutes.

Shortly after 9 a.m., UHPD …