03 May 2024 - Pro-Palestinian campus protests in the US
Biden says 'order must prevail' after UCLA Gaza protest camp cleared
Sam Cabral (BBC News, 03/05/2024)
US President Joe Biden has urged pro-Palestinian protesters on university campuses to uphold the rule of law.
"We are a civil society, and order must prevail," Mr Biden said from the White House, in his first direct remarks about a wave of student unrest.
Police appear to fire rubber bullets at UCLA protesters
(CNN, 03/5/2024)
Authorities move farther into the encampment on UCLA's campus and fire what appears to be rubber bullets, according to a CNN team on the ground.
Inside UCLA's Palestinian Solidarity Encampment — Before Police Tore It Apart
Lil Kalish and Jessica Schulberg (The Huffington Post, 02/05/2024)
More than 200 UCLA students, faculty and staff were arrested early Thursday morning after police destroyed the campus’ Palestinian solidarity encampment, wielding batons and less-lethal munitions to break up the crowd and disassemble the barriers to the tent community that was erected one week ago.
Police at UCLA clear anti-Israel encampment, make over 130 arrests
Chris Pandolfo, Landon Mion, Elizabeth Pritchett, Scott McDonald, Bradford Betz and Louis Casiano (Fox News, 03/05/2024)
Police in riot gear detained several anti-Israel agitators and cleared an encampment at UCLA following an hours-long confrontation early Thursday. Anti-Israel protests continue on college campuses nationwide and dozens have been arrested where protests have escalated.