Fresh clashes erupt overnight at nationwide anti-Israel protests
Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with law enforcement nationwide, including tense situations at UCLA and Stony Brook University. LAPD and California Highway Patrol faced resistance at UCLA. At Stony Brook, 29 arrests were made. SBU officials cited violations of rules due to escalated incidents, despite initial peaceful demonstrations. The situation at both universities is evolving and will be updated.
Pro-Palestinian protesters continued to clash with law enforcement officials overnight in various incidents throughout the country.
The situation at UCLA remained tense with protesters and police officers on Wednesday night. There were multiple reports of the Los Angeles Police Department breaching the pro-Palestinian encampment early Thursday morning in an attempt to clear the protesters. It did not work.
Later, protesters appeared to push back the LAPD and force them to retreat, according to reports. Then, shortly before 3 a.m. PST, the California Highway Patrol arrived wearing riot gear and reportedly breached the protesters’ blockade. The story at UCLA is in development and will be updated accordingly.
Across the country, at Stony Brook University in New York, 29 people were reportedly arrested after police officers and protesters clashed on the SBU campus. Several faculty members were among those detained.
On Wednesday, SBU officials released a statement that the protesters who set up encampments at the school were in violation of rules.
SBU said that the demonstration was initially peaceful. However, it escalated to incidents that included “intimidation and harassment of other students and the erection of tents,” which violated the school’s policy.
The released statement maintained that SBU tried everything possible to avoid a conflict with the protesters, including an offer to meet with them to “discuss their demands,” but the protesters reportedly “rejected the offer.”
At Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, police officers warned protesters several times to disperse from the area where they were demonstrating before making arrests.
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Tensions started when “a few hundred people gathered on the Dartmouth Green by 6 p.m. and appeared to be a mix of students and members of the wider community.” Protesters declared their intention to form an encampment and remain there indefinitely until the Ivy League school surrendered to their demands, which included divesting from corporations and companies that supposedly supported Israel.
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Over two hours later, police officers responded to the demonstration and gave them several warnings to disperse. When the protesters did not listen, police began making arrests, according to reports.
Students and non-students were among those arrested, WMUR reported. The charges included resisting arrest and criminal trespass.
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