Students at the University of California in Irvine say they will remain on campus until all their demands are met. School officials say they'll continue to negotiate with the protesters -- and are hoping to reach a deal soon.

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At the University of California in Irvine, students participating in a sit-in protest have stated their intentions to remain on campus until their demands are fully met. This demonstration is part of a wider movement across university campuses in the United States, showing solidarity with Palestinians and calling for various changes in university policies and affiliations. Officials from the university have expressed their willingness to continue negotiations with the protesters, with hopes of reaching a resolution soon.

The protest at UC Irvine stands out for its peaceful nature and the ongoing dialogue between protesters and university administrators. Unlike some other institutions where confrontations have escalated, the police presence at UC Irvine has been described as non-aggressive. This approach has been welcomed by both students and faculty, suggesting a model for how universities might manage protests and negotiations more constructively.

The engagement between UC Irvine protesters and university officials began soon after the protest started, with the university considering the protesters' demands. This marks a significant development in the protest, mirroring a successful negotiation at UC Riverside, where protesters recently saw all five of their demands met by the university administration, including considerations to divest from companies dealing with Israel.

The positive outcome of the protest at UC Riverside has inspired protesters at UC Irvine, who are determined to maintain their encampment until their demands are similarly met. The events at both UC Irvine and UC Riverside highlight a potential shift in how universities respond to student-led protests, emphasizing dialogue and negotiation over confrontation.



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Police and riot gear move in on protesters who are showing solidarity to Palestinians at the University of Virginia. The police escalation and force now an all too familiar scene at college campuses around the U.S. But it doesn't have to be this way. On the other side of the United States, at the University of California, Irvine, a much different scene. We have had police presence actually, but it hasn't been aggressive or agitating. It does definitely, it should give other universities an example of how to treat this and not to be aggressive with your own students and professors, faculty and staff, which we have seen. They have been very aggressive with some professors as well. Several dozen protesters have been at this encampment for over a week now. It's calm and peaceful, and the university administrators and protest leaders are engaged in dialogue. What's been unique about our situation here is that we started meeting with the negotiators almost like since day one. And at first, obviously they were opposed to what our demands were, and we were strict that our demands, we're not going to fold on our demands. And so we did a counter demand back, and we sent it to them. And now it's on the table, which is actually big. They're considering our demands, and we're still waiting to hear it. Here at UC Irvine, they say they'll keep this encampment up until their demands are met. And it appears that that pressure is working, because at another university, UC Riverside, about an hour away from here, protesters there actually reached an agreement with the university. The university agreed to all five of the protesters' demands, including considering divesting from any companies that deal with Israel. The encampment at UC Riverside was then voluntarily taken down in celebration. Protesters here at UC Irvine are hoping for the same. Gabriel Alzando, Al Jazeera, Irvine, California.

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