Police Move In, Begin Dismantling Defiant Anti-Israel Protesters’ Encampment at UCLA
The law enforcement response contrasts with the scene that unfolded the night before, when counter-demonstrators attacked the protesters’ encampment, throwing traffic cones, releasing pepper spray and tearing down barriers.
LOS ANGELES — Police removed barricades and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ fortified encampment early Thursday at the UCLA campus after hundreds of protesters defied police orders to leave, about 24 hours after counter-protesters attacked a tent encampment on the campus.
The law enforcement action comes after officers spent hours threatening arrests over loud speakers if people did not disperse. Hundreds of people had gathered on campus, both inside a barricaded tent encampment and outside of it in support.
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