Anti-Israel demonstrators gather at UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor's office, smear red paint on building

Anti-Israel demonstrators gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus on Saturday ahead of the commencement ceremony. A protest was held at the campus' Peace and Justice Plaza, where the campus chapter for Students for Justice in Palestine celebrated suspended seniors who participated in the protest at UNC, according to ABC 11.

After the celebration, the group marched through the campus, carrying picket signs and tents, to the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower near Kenan Memorial Stadium, hours before the 7 p.m. graduation ceremony. Protesters marched over to the South Building, which houses the Chancellor's office, where some chanted and others threw red paint on the stairs and placed red handprints on the pillars. Some protesters also wrote on the building using chalk.

The protest comes after a recent demonstration sparked a clash between anti-Israel protesters and law enforcement at an encampment that was set up in Polk Place. The university said 36 protesters were detained after failing to follow orders to disperse. Six of the protesters detained at Polk Place were arrested and charged with trespassing and were later released on a written promise to appear.

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