Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday, firing flash bangs, arresting defiant demonstrators and dismantling their encampment.

The pre-dawn police crackdown at UCLA marked the latest flashpoint in mounting tensions on U.S. college campuses, where protests over Israel’s war in Gaza have led to student clashes with each other and with law enforcement.

“I’m a student here. I’m an English major,” one student said to television cameras, as police dragged him away. “Please don’t fail us. Don’t fail us.”

Live TV footage showed officers taking down tents, tearing apart barricades and removing the encampment, while arrested protesters sat with their hands restrained behind their backs with zip-ties.

  • something_random_tho@lemmy.world
    231·
    6 months ago

    Their strategy is very clearly making the university uncomfortable and getting the entire nation discussing it, so I’d say it’s working pretty well so far.

    • Manos@lemm.ee
      337·
      6 months ago

      Their strategy is being performative, whiny shits for tiktok videos. They have no clue what they’re talking about, or the context for the current situation. Just more terminally online lefties that would rather camp out than go to class.

      The nation was already discussing Israel-Palestine, these people are just being self-indulgent and making it about themselves. They don’t give a shit about Palestinians unless it’s trending.