Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday regarding the ongoing anti-Israel protests and the encampment on the campus of George Washington University (GWU). The protests have escalated in intensity, with demonstrators calling for the “guillotine” for school administrators and defacing a statue of former President George Washington. The hearing will focus on the city’s response to the unlawful activity and antisemitism associated with the protests.