{"id":2235370,"date":"2024-05-02T10:17:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-absolute-chaos-erupts-as-police-take-anti-israel-ucla-encampment-by-force\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T10:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:22:18","slug":"watch-absolute-chaos-erupts-as-police-take-anti-israel-ucla-encampment-by-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-absolute-chaos-erupts-as-police-take-anti-israel-ucla-encampment-by-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Police Forcefully Disperse Anti-Israel UCLA Encampment cause Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-absolute-chaos-erupts-as-police-take-anti-israel-ucla-encampment-by-force%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Police in riot gear dispersed\u200c anti-Israel demonstrators at UCLA, leading to chaos and clashes. The scene saw arrests\u200c and injuries, with \u2063protesters resisting police intervention.\u2064 The\u200c intense\u200d confrontation\u2064 involved flashbangs and rubber bullets, causing\u200b significant tension. The encampment faced dismantling as officers cleared the area, signaling \u2062the \u200dend of the protest. \u200cCampus declared a state of unrest due to \u200cthe escalating situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 2, 2024 at 6:48am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The University of California, Los Angeles campus turned into what one observer called \u201cabsolute chaos\u201d early Thursday as police cleared out anti-Israel demonstrators at a tent encampment.<\/p>\n<p>California Highway Patrol officers in riot gear began taking apart barricades and arresting protesters at about 3 a.m. local time, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/campus-protests-live-updates-police-ucla-encampment-rcna150340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the demonstrators resisted, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/total-anarchy-hits-ucla-overnight-protests-turn-violent-like-war-zone\/\">struggles<\/a> between police and protesters.<\/p>\n<p>By about 5:15 a.m. local time, the only resistance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-ucla-student-says-he-needs-security-escort-due-to-leftist-threats-of-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> came from a knot of protesters who had moved to a college library where they linked arms and said they would defy police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolute chaos right now. Occupiers are trying to hold the main makeshift wall as police repeatedly fire flashbangs,\u201d journalist Julio Rosas said in a post on X in which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">shared video<\/a> from the scene.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolute chaos right now. Occupiers are trying to hold the main makeshift wall as police repeatedly fire flashbangs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tDXA5eQKtv\">pic.twitter.com\/tDXA5eQKtv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1785981337398284747?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDozens\u201d of people were arrested, according to NBC News. One officer was injured.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/9D80DD08-354B-48EE-9021-B18DA599E4BB\/Angeles%20Police%20Department%20(LAPD)%20officers%20shot%20rubber%20bullets%20at%20University%20of%20California%20Los%20Angeles%20(UCLA)%20protestors%20while%20clearing%20a%20pro-Palestinian%20encampment%20at%20the%20university.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> reported that during the violence, Los Angeles police used rubber bullets against demonstrators battling authorities.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UCLA \ud83d\udea8: CHP has taken control of about 90% of the encampment area, mass arrests made of those who remained behind. A last stand is looking to unfold with makeshift barriers and remaining protestors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pkoLExV7I1\">pic.twitter.com\/pkoLExV7I1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony Cabassa (@AnthonyCabassa_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyCabassa_\/status\/1786007987909456248?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Earlier, officers smashed through barricades of plywood and metal fencing. Protesters sprayed police with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-former-president-in-scathing-speech-biden-never-utters-trumps-name\/\" title=\"\u2018The Former President\u2019: In Scathing Speech, Biden Never Utters Trump\u2019s Name\">fire extinguishers<\/a> as flares overhead lit the struggle, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-05-01\/la-me-ucla-camp-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>. Flash-bang grenades were used by police to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nypd-swoops-makes-mass-arrests-columbia-rioters-escalate-alarming-untenable-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disperse<\/a> the crowd.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The encampment is almost cleared out. CHP is tearing down tents and pushing remaining occupiers out of the area. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ne6bRlzXA4\">pic.twitter.com\/Ne6bRlzXA4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1786007025375387687?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinian-campus-student-protests-war-ec3f62c51c08599f8fcecd99f7cf9e33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, the protesters were told to leave or face arrest before the state police moved in.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the officers\u2019 intervention, about 1,000 people had gathered in the encampment opposing them.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While pushing back occupiers at UCLA, a California Highway Patrolman removed the big Palestinian flag in the middle of the encampment and threw it on the ground. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oMzHecSeog\">pic.twitter.com\/oMzHecSeog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1786003467288690709?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After taking down barricades, police were ripping up tents that had formed the nucleus of the protest site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should this have been done sooner?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block declared the anti-Israel encampment an unlawful assembly, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-04-30\/ucla-moves-to-shut-down-pro-palestinian-encampment-as-unlawful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUCLA. supports peaceful protest, but not activism that harms our ability to carry out our academic mission and makes people in our community feel bullied, threatened and afraid,\u201d Block said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese incidents have put many on our campus, especially our Jewish students, in a state of anxiety and fear,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a morning of May 2, 2024, chaos erupted at the UCLA campus as police dismantled an anti-Israel encampment. 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