April 28 2024

Protest and Counter-Protest at UCLA

April 28, 2024

Updated 3:52 PM PT

Demonstrators supporting and opposing Israel over the war in Gaza clashed in a large and noisy but mostly peaceful assembly at UCLA on Sunday.

Very High Passions on Both Sides

Earlier this week, UCLA students joined thousands of protesters across the country by setting up a Palestinian solidarity encampment on campus, calling for the university to divest from companies that do business with Israel.

One day after nearly 100 people were arrested following pro-Palestine protests on the campus of USC, California colleges and universities saw a surge in pro-Palestinian protests, including a new encampment at UCLA that drew an estimated crowd of 3,000.

The demonstrations underscore the very high passions on both sides of the issue and represent the intersection of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the fraught issue of free speech on college campuses.

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