Clashes break out between protesters, police in UCLA

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Published 2024-05-24
Clashes between police and protesters at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) broke out on Thursday (May 23) just hours after the head of the university told a U.S. House panel that the school should have been ready to immediately remove an encampment of pro-Palestinian activists that became the site of a violent clash with counter-protesters last month.

Aerials of the campus showed protesters and police pushing each other.

UCLA was the site of an April 30 overnight mob attack on pro-Palestinian activists that was one of the most violent scenes of the recent protests. The university on Wednesday (May 22) removed the head of its campus police for its handling of the protests, which included inaction during the attack and the arrests by state and local police of 210 people the next night.

On dozens of campuses throughout the country, students set up tents and held rallies to call on President Joe Biden to do more to end the fighting in Gaza and to demand that their universities divest from companies that back Israel's government. Some protesters have adopted antisemitic rhetoric, leading some Jewish students to fear for their safety. — Report from Reuters

All Comments (10)
  • @ilfyf
    These PP protests are one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen in my life; it's truly the banality of evil.
  • @willscheck8072
    it's simple when these protesters refuse to disperse after all the warnings are given . the penalties could be higher if they fight the police and hide their identity. that way we can separate the trouble makers from those who are misguided. we have groups like these black block Antifa who go cities as professional protesters. we saw them come to seattle about 20 guys all in black came from out of town.the smashed windows and attacked the police. the strangest thing the city allowed this group to take over a 15 story empty building in the center of town. things like that start rumors and make the sane people
  • @asj1303
    This is not a clash looks more like police providing them bodyguard services.
  • @NasiraAlger
    Brazil 🇧🇷 Viva Palestina 🇵🇸 ❤️