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Tensions flare at George Washington campus during Republican lawmakers' visit

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Tensions erupted yesterday at George Washington University’s campus in Washington, DC, between pro-Palestine students and visiting Republican members of the House of Representatives at an encampment site, reported Anadolu Agency.

Amid ongoing demonstrations at universities throughout the US in solidarity with Palestine, Republican representatives James Comer, Byron Donalds, Lauren Boebert, Anna Paulina Luna, and Eric Burlison visited the encampment site on the campus, which has become a focal point of protests in the nation’s capital.

The Republican lawmakers met with the school administration...

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