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The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Protesters hold signs and yell chants as they demonstrate on Storrow Drive, halting traffic on October 6, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters halt traffic on Storrow Drive in Oct. 7 anniversary protest

By Katherine Cressman and Bryan Hecht / October 7, 2024
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched from the Boston Common and through Boston on Sunday before blocking traffic and rallying outside the Israeli consulate.