Yale University revoked the registration status of a pro-Palestine student group on Wednesday after hundreds of students protested against a speaking event by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday, despite the group saying that it was not responsible for organizing the demonstration.

This past week, Yale students reestablished their Gaza solidarity encampment in protest of Ben-Gvir’s speech on Wednesday. Roughly 200 protesters gathered on Tuesday night, shortly before organizers disbanded the encampment due to threats of retribution from the university.

In a statement, the university claimed that it had revoked the registration status for Yalies4Palestine after student protesters violated university “time, place, and manner policies.” It said that the administration is investigating the protest and that supposed violators of those policies will “face law enforcement and disciplinary action, including reprimand, probation, suspension, or expulsion.”

The suspension comes just two days after Yale University signed a joint statement pledging to allow their students and staff to express their viewpoints “without fear of retribution, censorship, or deportation” in........

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