Police have surrounded a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California, days before commencement events are set to begin on the Los Angeles campus
Los Angeles police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California without making arrests on Sunday following turmoil at universities across the United States over the Israel-Hamas war.
Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they are scared for their safety.
At the University of Virginia, 25 people were arrested Saturday for trespassing after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus, and demonstrators at the University of Michigan chanted anti-war messages and waved flags during commencement ceremonies.
UCLA will bring in a new chief safety officer after lapses in handling protests that culminated in a mob attack against a pro-Palestinian student encampment.
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Los Angeles police made no arrests on Sunday while clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California following arrests and turmoil at universities across the United States over the Israel-Hamas war.
Live images from the campus of USC showed LAPD officers creating a perimeter around the site of the encampment, with no visible protesters on-site. Tents and debris were left behind.
As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s war in Gaza that continue to ripple across the nation, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands were arrested since mid-April.
Police on Saturday arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia, the university said in a statement, as U.S. campuses braced for more turmoil during graduation celebrations.
With 2,100+ people arrested on U.S. campuses since April 18, CNN’s Kim Brunhuber speaks to Benjamin Adams, from University College London, about the social factors that could explain why protests have been escalating at schools across the country.
The clash, which U-Va. President James E. Ryan described in a letter to the school community Saturday evening as “upsetting, frightening and sad,” marked the latest escalation
A deep generational divide, anti-war protests on college campuses and a looming Chicago Democratic convention invite comparisons between today's protests against Israel’s attacks in Gaza and the movement against the Vietnam War.
The political tactics underlying some of the demonstrations were the result of months of training, planning and encouragement by longtime activists and left-wing groups.
Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week.
This heated debate comes just one day after a pro-Palestinian encampment agreed to pack up and clear out after reaching an initial agreement with university administration.
Anti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters, fending off possible disruptions of final exams and graduation ceremonies.
The UCLA campus "has been shaken by events that have disturbed this sense of safety and strained trust within our community," UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said in a statement Sunday.
Students protesting the war in Gaza left their camp at the University of Southern California without major incident after they were surrounded by police and threatened with arrest.
University of Southern California protesters vowed to come back after their encampment was cleared from the school by police. A spokesperson from the university said no arrests were made.
It’s not known if any protesters who had been living at a pro-Palestinian encampment on USC’s campus were arrested when LAPD officers in riot gear descended on the camp early Sunday morning. At 4:17 a.
Police on Saturday arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia, the university said in a statement, as U.S. campuses braced for more turmoil during graduation celebrations.
After seven months of Israeli bombardment, Gaza’s education system is in ruins. But, if you’ve turned on a television in the U.S., you would think it was American universities under siege. MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin calls out politicians and pundits for their hypocritical hysteria over campus protests.
Some protesters questioned the magnitude of the police response, compared with the school’s response in 2017 to white nationalists marching on campus with torches.
In the fog of mass protest, nonviolence is the clear, bright line we can all see that distinguishes free expression from hooliganism and assault. When that line is breached and peaceful protesters are attacked,
Police and law enforcement have made thousands of arrests as anti-Israel agitators continue to protest in encampments on college campuses across the nation. Some colleges have struck deals with protesters to review their investments in Israel.
Protesters were wielding lit flares, the campus was descending into chaos, and the college’s security guards were outnumbered and exhausted. The college president faced a momentous decision: Watch the chaos grow,
More than 2,000 people have been arrested on college and university campuses since April 18, as a wave of pro-Palestinian protests ripples across the US. Follow for live updates. Follow for live updates.