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White House Urges 'Peaceful' Campus Protests After Hundreds Arrested

Pro-Palestinian protesters stand in front of a police barricade after police raided an encampment at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 27, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses over the weekend.

"We certainly respect the right of peaceful protests," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told ABC's "This Week."

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