LOS ANGELES – Violent clashes broke out on May 1 around pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of California, Los Angeles , as dozens of universities struggle to contain similar protests across the United States.
“Horrific acts of violence occurred at the encampment tonight, and we immediately called law enforcement for mutual aid support,” Ms Mary Osako, a vice-chancellor at the university, said in an e-mailed statement. Last weekend, hundreds of counter-protesters turned up there chanting support for Israel, hoisting signs and waving blue-and white Israeli flags. They erected a screen that played a video loop ofLos Angeles Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, whose district includes UCLA, posted on X: “Everyone has a right to free speech and protest, but the situation on UCLA’s campus is out of control and is no longer safe.
The student protests in the US have also taken on political overtones in the run-up to the presidential election in November, with Republicans accusing some university administrators of turning a blind eye to anti-Semitic rhetoric and harassment.on the night of April 30 and cleared a building that demonstrators had occupied for nearly a day to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza.
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