International Palestine Supporters Attacked, Students from Famous US Campus Brawl News – 4 hours ago

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Clashes occurred on the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators some time ago. This incident prompted the police to intervene to cool the situation.

Reuters reported that Pro-Israel demonstrators tore down an area of ​​tents belonging to Palestinian supporters. KABC's report based on its footage shows a number of people attacking the barricades using sticks or poles, placards and umbrellas.

The police were at the location after the incident. According to them, his arrival was due to a number of acts of violence on campus.

Apart from that, the police also say their duty is to restore order and maintain public safety.

Los Angeles Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky also commented on the atmosphere at UCLA. For your information, this elite campus is included in the area it oversees.

He said the atmosphere at UCLA was no longer controlled and unsafe. “Everyone has the right to speak and protest, but the situation at UCLA is out of control and no longer safe,” he said, quoted by Reuters, Wednesday (1/5/2024).

The war between Israel and Palestine has sparked a wave of protests in a number of countries. Likewise, many students on a number of campuses in the United States (US).

The police took part in a number of demonstrations carried out by students. They are tasked with extinguishing or cleaning up the demonstration.

The protest also had political overtones. It is known that the US will hold presidential elections next November.

Previously, Republicans had leveled accusations at a number of campus administrators. According to them, campus administrators have turned a blind eye to antisemitic rhetoric and harassment.

Riots at Columbia to Harvard

The wave of demonstrations on United States (US) campuses is still increasing. They continue to demand that Israel stop its attacks on Gaza, Palestine, and pressure Washington to stop supporting Tel Aviv in these attacks.

This began to invite a firm reaction from the campus. After previously the academic institution called the police to take firm action, this time the campus began to threaten its students with the threat of dropping out (DO).

This policy was announced by Columbia University (CU) in New York. Campus officials announced on Tuesday local time that they would expel students who seized and occupied classroom buildings during the action.

“Disruptions on campus have created a threatening environment for many of our Jewish students and faculty and noisy disturbances have disrupted teaching, learning, and preparation for final exams,” the university said in a statement. Reuters, quoted Wednesday (1/5/2024).

This announcement was made when students took over a building at Columbia University on Tuesday morning. They closed the entrance and raised Palestinian flags outside the windows.

Video footage shows protesters on Columbia's Manhattan campus holding hands in front of one of the university's legendary buildings, Hamilton Hall. They brought furniture and metal barricades into the building.

They were also seen hanging around outside the barricaded doors, clapping their hands. Chants such as “A united people will never be defeated” and “Free Palestine!” also shouted.

A post on the protest organizers' Instagram page called on the public to protect the encampment and join them at Hamilton Hall. In X's post, the protesters said they planned to remain in the hall until the university agreed to three demands namely divestment, financial transparency and amnesty.

“An autonomous group reclaimed Hind's Hall, previously known as 'Hamilton Hall', in honor of Hind Rajab, a martyr murdered at the hands of the Israeli state at the age of six,” wrote the account of the protestors' organization, CU Apartheid Divest (CUAD), quoted by the Associated Press (AP).

White House spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday condemned this form of student protest as not peaceful. He called the occupation of campus buildings “the wrong approach.”

Photo: Law enforcement detains a pro-Palestinian protester at the University of Texas, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Austin, Texas, USA April 24, 2024.

1,000 People Arrested

The Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza, and subsequent Israeli attacks on the Palestinian enclave, have sparked the biggest wave of student activism since anti-racism protests in 2020. Protesters argued over the Israeli attacks and the rising death toll that resulted. Tel Aviv's invasion of Gaza.

On the other hand, the number of arrests on campuses throughout the country as a result of these demonstrations is approaching 1,000 people. It should be noted that students demonstrated at almost all elite US universities.

At the University of Texas at Austin, a lawyer said at least 40 demonstrators were arrested Monday. The confrontations were an escalation at the 53,000-student campus in the state capital, where more than 50 protesters were also arrested last week.

Monday night, dozens of officers in riot gear at the University of Utah attempted to break up an encampment outside the university chancellor's office that had been set up in the afternoon. Police dragged students by the arms and legs, broke poles holding up tents and tied up those who refused to disperse.

Due to this action, the police arrested 17 demonstrators. The University of Utah said camping overnight on school property was against the rules and students were given several warnings to disperse before police were called.

At the University of Southern California (USC), organizers of a large camp sat down with university President Carol Folt for about 90 minutes on Monday. Folt declined to discuss details of the dialogue but said he heard the protesters' concerns and talks would resume on Tuesday.

At Harvard, protesters set up a camp with 14 tents last Wednesday. This came after protests against the suspension of the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee at the university.

As a result, Harvard locked most of the gates in Harvard Yard. The campus also limits access for those who do not have a clear student identity.

Photo: Law enforcement detains a pro-Palestinian protester at the University of Texas, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Austin, Texas, USA April 24, 2024. (REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona)

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