Forty-seven people have been arrested during a protest in support of Palestine at Yale University in New Haven on Monday. The protest started last week and went through the weekend into Monday. Some students camped out in tents and said they were awoken around 6:40 a.m. as Yale police surrounded them and demanded that they leave or be arrested.   Yale said protesters advocating for Yale’s divestment from military weapons manufacturers converged on Beinecke Plaza. The protests grew to several hundred people, including students and as well as with no affiliation to Yale, according to a university spokesperson. Yale students said they have been asking Yale for months to disclose their investments and divest from weapons manufacturing in the war between Israel and Palestine and decided to protest when there was no response. Early Monday morning, Yale asked protesters to leave and remove their belongings. The protesters were told to show identification and while some left, others did not comply with multiple requests, according to Yale, and 47 who people refused to leave were given summons charging them with criminal trespass in the first degree, which is a misdemeanor. The school said students who were arrested will also be referred for disciplinary action that includes things such as reprimand, probation or suspension. A group of about 200 protesters returned to the area around 8 a.m. and blocked the busy intersection of Grove Street and College Street. Video from the scene showed several people chanting “Free Palestine” and “We will not stop, we will not rest” and marching with signs that say “Free Palestine,” “Up With Liberation,” as well as other signs. “The university made the decision to arrest those individuals who would not leave the Plaza with the safety and security of the entire Yale community in mind and to allow access to university facilities by all members of our community,” the school said. New Haven police said the department has no plans to arrest any non-violent protesters. According to Yale, the university talked with student protesters for several hours on Sunday and offered them a chance to meet with trustees. The school also reportedly told the protesters that if they left the plaza by the end of the weekend, they would avoid arrest. The protesters didn’t leave the plaza and the protest continued on Monday. Over the weekend, Yale President Peter Salovey released a statement saying in part: “Yale does not tolerate actions, including remarks, that threaten, harass, or intimidate members of the university’s Jewish, Muslim, and other communities.” He also said the university will not tolerate behavior that interferes with university operations. The protest is ongoing.