Anti-Israel crowd at Yale confined to single intersection after campus police action

Pro-Palestinian agitators who had occupied Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza over the weekend put on a toned-down display at a single intersection on the edge of campus Monday after police shut down their encampment in the morning.

Yale police announced 47 student arrests after the demonstrators refused the school’s invitation to voice their concerns with university trustees and also ignored police requests to clear out.

On Monday afternoon, traffic around the intersection of Grove and College streets was closed to cars as more than 200 people gathered, some singing pro-Palestinian slogans as many sat in the sun with their laptops and beach chairs.

Campus police and their city of New Haven counterparts maintained a visible presence as activists handed out snacks and drinks in the Connecticut college town.