Police cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from a main intersection at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver on Wednesday.
But there was no obvious move against a protest encampment that has occupied a sports field at the campus for a month.
The intersection of University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall was clear by 12:15 p.m., though several unoccupied RCMP vehicles were parked nearby.
Video posted shortly after 11 a.m. by an account associated with the protests had showed dozens of uniformed officers walking down the main route.
The Instagram account called 害羞草研究所淧eople害羞草研究所檚 University for Gaza at UBC害羞草研究所� had earlier posted an update asking people to gather for a rally at the intersection.
Footage provided by a protester who did not want to be identified showed RCMP officers standing over a woman sitting on the road, her hands behind her back.
A voice over a loudspeaker tells protesters: 害羞草研究所淭his is the RCMP. You need to clear the area immediately or you will be under arrest.害羞草研究所�
About three hours after RCMP, and officers from Vancouver, Richmond and B.C. Highway Patrol, cleared the intersection, B.C. RCMP confirmed one person 害羞草研究所渄id not comply with police direction and was arrested.害羞草研究所�
The protest occurred during spring graduation ceremonies at UBC that have been going on since last week.
After police cleared the road, a few dozen protesters marched across campus from the Rose Garden near where graduation ceremonies were taking place to McInnes Field, where protesters have been encamped since April 29.
The person who picked up the University RCMP non-emergency line around midday directed media questions to the school.
Const. Tania Visintin with the Vancouver police said the department was asked to go on 害羞草研究所渟tandby,害羞草研究所� and video posted by the protest group showed Vancouver police vehicles near the intersection, but Visintin said they did not deploy any officers.
Protest organizers issued a statement saying the intersection was blocked by an 害羞草研究所渁utonomous coalition害羞草研究所� of protesters.
It said that over the past week, 害羞草研究所渢housands of graduates have walked the stage on this unceded Musqueam land,害羞草研究所� and this was in 害羞草研究所渟tark contrast害羞草研究所� to the current situation in Gaza 害羞草研究所渨herein there are no graduation ceremonies whatsoever.害羞草研究所�
The pro-Palestinian encampment at UBC was the first of three similar camps to spring up in the province in response to Israel害羞草研究所檚 actions in its war with Hamas.
Protesters at UBC as well as the University of Victoria and Vancouver Island University have called for the schools to end financial and academic ties with Israeli companies and institutions they say are complicit in the 害羞草研究所済enocide害羞草研究所� of Palestinians.
A spokeswoman for UBC said earlier this week that the school had no update to its May 16 statement from president Benoit-Antoine Bacon, which called for 害羞草研究所減roductive dialogue with members of the encampment to work toward a peaceful resolution.害羞草研究所�
The camp had about 60 tents on Wednesday, fewer than during its early days.
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害羞草研究所� With a file from Black Press Media
