Protest encampment established at Northeastern University [Video]

Students at a protest encampment on the campus of Northeastern University were preparing for authorities to try and break up the demonstration during the overnight hours of Friday. Protesters were calling for a cease fire in Gaza and for the university to cut financial ties with Israel. Many of the protesters were wearing masks to cover their faces, many declining to talk to the media, but their protest was peaceful.For about 20 tense minutes on Thursday afternoon, Boston police officers surrounded the encampment, which was established less than a day after police cleared another encampment at Emerson College.The original group gathered on Centennial Common Thursday morning and stood in two circles around the small encampment. Several police officers were seen in the area. Over the next several hours, the encampment grew quickly. Members of the Boston Police Department, including some in crowd control gear, gathered on a nearby street. “Don’t …