Pro-Arab protestors at George Washington University called for the beheadings of school administrators before hostile clashes with police over ending their Gaza Encampment.
Footage taken on campus on Tuesday saw activists condemn GWU President Ellen Granberg and Provost Christopher Bracey to the 'guillotine.'
'Bracey, Bracey, we see you. You assault students too. Off to the ****** gallows with you,' the protesters were heard chanting as they held a mock court.
Hours later at around 3:30am, police descended on the encampment after they refused to end the illegal demonstration, with a total of 35 people arrested on campus, reports Fox News.
Footage circulating social media showed pro-Palestine protestors on GWU's campus appearing to call for the beheadings of school administrators
In footage shared to social media, the mock court saw young protestors sit in as proxies for Granberg, Bracey, the university's board of trustees, GW Police, and others they 'charge with genocide.'
A leader with a microphone led chants of 'guillotine', and said the board of trustees was charged with 'having a vested interest in the genocide of Palestinian people.'
'The people find you: Guilty!' the chants continued. 'I hope all that money is going to help you when you're rotting in jail.'
When she targeted Granberg, the lead activist condemned her for using 'all tuition dollars to fund genocide.'
The calls for guillotining came two weeks into GWU's Gaza Encampment, with university administrators growing frustrated with demonstrators after they refused to bring it to an end.
In recent days, antics by some protestors sparked outrage, including defacing a statue of George Washington by plastering it in 'Free Palestine' graffiti, flags and keffiyehs.
On Friday, footage of students and faculty on campus raised eyebrows as large numbers were seen participating in an Islam call to prayer on campus.
Protestors also projected an image of President Biden's face and an American flag on the side of a building, with the caption: 'Genocide Joe.'
Antics by some GWU students have sparked outrage, including defacing a statue of George Washington by plastering it in 'Free Palestine' graffiti, flags and keffiyehs
On Friday, footage of students and faculty on campus raised eyebrows as large numbers were seen participating in an Islam call to prayer on campus
On Tuesday, administrators warned that they would forcefully end the demonstrations, with Granberg declaring that 'at no point was the encampment lawful.'
'From the moment GW students declared their intent to establish and encampment on University Yard, they were in direct violation of multiple university policies and were trespassing on a space explicitly reserved for the GW Law final examinations,' the statement read.
'While the university is committed to protecting students’ rights to free expression, the encampment had evolved into an unlawful activity, with participants in direct violation of multiple university policies and city regulations.'
On Tuesday afternoon, some protestors reportedly marched on Granberg's home as a deadline to clear the campus neared.
Scenes turned ugly at the encampment overnight Wednesday as police cracked down on remaining protestors, using pepper spray to disperse crowds.
Dozens of people were arrested as protestors clashed with police, however no arrests were made at Granberg's home despite crowds remaining there for hours.
The overnight arrests were not the first time that GWU was rocked by hostile clashes, with protestors seen destroying barriers and facing off with police on April 29.
On April 29, hostile clashes saw protestors face off with police around a week into their encampment at the Washington institution
George Washington University is one of many colleges across the US to be rocked by anti-Israel protests in recent weeks.
At New York's Columbia University, Jewish students bravely shared their hostile encounters with protestors.
Rory Wilson, a 22-year-old history major, shared his story of how he stared down an anti-Israel mob, which left him 'pinned against the door' and fearing for his safety.
He said: 'After a friend and I worked our way into the heart of the crowd swarming around Hamilton Hall, I looked out at the masked, shouting masses lit by the constant flicker of cameras.
'My adrenaline soared. We started pulling back a table propped against the doors and the crowd realized we were not with them.
'They started accusing us of aiding genocide and calling us idiots for risking ourselves for nothing.
'We were pinned against the door. I played contact sports in the past, so a bunch of shrieking Barnard girls half my size didn't faze me, but then a man dressed all in black jumped up beside us.
'He glared through the eye-slit in his mask – and I recognized that he had harassed me several days before, calling me a 'Zionist inbreeder.' I had no idea if he was a student or what he was willing to do.
'He started grabbing me, wrenching at my leg, trying to force me away from the doors. After a brief struggle, he jumped away and the screaming mob returned. Ultimately a friend got me out of there safely.
'Looking back now, I am grateful to God for the chance to have stood against them. Yet I am saddened that the university let the situation devolve into such chaos and intimidation.'
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George Washington is turning over in his grave. This isn't what he planned for in "the land of the free and the home of the brave".
So deeply tragic and sad. It is the end of an era.
