Nearly 300 proPalestinian protesters marched Wednesday night toward the University of South Florida in Tampa, returning to the scene from the chaotic day before, when police deployed tear gas and arrested 10 people on the campus.

Wednesday’s crowd was at least double the size from the previous night, but was in some ways less militant. There were no makeshift shields. Unlike Tuesday’s protest, a handful of children tagged along. And a group of organizers kept other protesters in check while chatting with police.

But the crowd was defiant, too. Amid chants of “USF, shame on you, student voices matter too!” and “Biden, Biden, you’re a liar. We demand a ceasefire!” the Bay Area Dream Defenders and Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society met at about 5:30 p.m. in support of Palestine at the corner of North 56th Street and East Fowler Avenue.

From there, it was a 25minute walk back to the USF campus. As they marched in the twilight’s 85degree heat, waving Palestinian flags, an organizer told the crowd to prepare for a long walk and drink lots of water.

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