ATHENS — Students and others protesting Israel’s war in Gaza gathered again at the University of Georgia’s campus on Monday afternoon, hours after police broke up an earlier protest and arrested several demonstrators for trespassing.

About 30 people gathered next to The Arch at the north entrance of the campus in Athens and began marching on the North Campus at 3 p.m., chanting “Free free Palestine, long live Palestine.”

The protesters gathered as other students stood at the landmark Arch in their graduation gowns getting their photos taken. Monday was the last official day of classes, with finals starting later this week, ahead of May 10th commencement ceremonies.

By about 3:15 p.m. the protesters had returned to The Arch, approximately numbering 75 or more, most of them young.

Some chanted, “Jere, Jere you can’t hide, you’re supporting genocide,” referring to Jere Morehead, UGA’s president.

A UGA official put cones around the Arch, presumably to ensure the sidewalk is not blocked.

A state patrol SUV rolled by on Broad Street as onlookers gathered downtown.

“What a spectacle. I don’t have a dog in this fight, but I wanted to see it,” said one observer, who identified himself as a UGA student and gave his name as Michael I, declining to share his full last name.

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