UCLA campus protest: Police clear anti-war encampment
Riot police have cleared a peaceful protest at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
It was one of the largest police raids since nationwide demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza broke out.
Police fired stun grenades and made several arrests.
Live Al Jazeera footage shows dozens of detained protesters waiting in line to be processed chanting slogans, such as “Free Palestine”.
A detained protester told Al Jazeera this was not the end of the protest movement.
“People will be back. It’s not the end,” he said. “Until the genocide ends and the funding … The billions of dollars spent.”
The protester said his message to UCLA was that this was “very disappointing”.
Lauren Victoria Ruiz, a UCLA protester, reflected on the many people she has met amid the demonstration.
“Every culture, creed, gender, sexuality, religion, every single person is represented at these marches, at these meetings, at these encampments,” she told Al Jazeera.
“I’m Indigenous to the New Mexico area. As an Indigenous woman, I didn’t understand my own story, my own pain, until I met Palestinian women who had experienced the same thing,” she said. “I didn’t realise how similar our stories are.”
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If these protests were ineffective, the people in power wouldn't respond this way.
@peterdumbar6983
Ай бұрын
The more power a person has the more he is afraid of losing it.
@user-np8dn1xv3k
Ай бұрын
Exactly 💯. Specially BB Netanyahu has been too scared of them.
@Purp4040
Ай бұрын
I mean they aint the majority. If they cant get the votes then it really dont matter 😂😂 biden knows this silent majority> loud minorities.
@badbenito
Ай бұрын
@@user-np8dn1xv3k Between the US protests and the ICC arrest warrants, Bibi is crapping his pants.
@awebmate
Ай бұрын
lol the "people in power" haven't wasted a second on this. But congrats on a successful protest. We got the message. Now it is time to go home.
Shame on "Genocide Joe"
@zagorcuk1966
Ай бұрын
And shame on Butcher Blinken.
@nafiu6885
Ай бұрын
Afghanistan is the cleanest country in the world. Not Japan
@latinoheateddieguerrero7644
Ай бұрын
Shame on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei He planned and sponsored the event that sparked the siege of Gaza.
“It’s disappointing, very disappointing” - said the well spoken, polite young man who had just been treated as a danger to society, by people that are a danger to society.
@ironmaven1760
Ай бұрын
smh...its always that way isn't it? Yet the protestors are considered so dangerous and threatening 😢
@joellee6142
Ай бұрын
wow there is a sign that says free the hostage, thought they been forgotton by this group of protesters
@Purp4040
Ай бұрын
Disappointing cause he knows he aint in the majority in a democracy.
@nafiu6885
Ай бұрын
Afghanistan is the cleanest country in the world. Not Japan
@dckeepitcute8457
20 күн бұрын
@@ironmaven1760ALOT WERE!
Shame on American Police
@Alpha1-8
Ай бұрын
You pathetic Pedophile Rapist sympathizer.
Imagine counter protesting a peaceful anti war protest. Crazy times we live in
Don't ask people if they're coming back while they're being arrested. If they talk, that will be used against them in court.
@latinoheateddieguerrero7644
Ай бұрын
They’re not coming back 😂😂
@user-np8dn1xv3k
Ай бұрын
You are right, but they are coming back with more and more others to join them.
NEVER PREACH ABOUT FREE SPEECH AND HUMAN RIGHTS AGAIN USA JUST🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫
@mgg7756
Ай бұрын
why would they stop? it's what they always do and seems to work
@AbdulnassirTassewLeko-xi8nw
Ай бұрын
If you talk the talk you have to walk the walk eh
@kalona111
Ай бұрын
Consequences for your actions
@razann8875
Ай бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏 yep!
@paulotarso6033
Ай бұрын
censoredship in 2020s
No, it's not the end of the protests. The protests will continue until US gov and colleges have divested, the apartheid dissolved, and Palestine is free.
Free Palestine 🇪🇭
1776 - Independence from England tyranny 2024 - Independence from AIPAC tyranny
@nafiu6885
Ай бұрын
Afghanistan is the cleanest country in the world. Not Japan
God bless american students and american people for standing against GENOCIDE in Palestine! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
@user-np8dn1xv3k
Ай бұрын
Free US from Israel
@fredhammer1526
Ай бұрын
Ok snowflake 😆
U.S. becoming exactly what they fought against during WW2.
Thanks USA people for standing against Israeli genocide in Gaza❤❤❤
@edwinsantana3056
Ай бұрын
so for the sake of Palestine 15millions of Jews, including 2 million children have to die???????? and our country US has to be destroyed?????SMH
@joellee6142
Ай бұрын
free the hostages..
@christinegivens9048
Ай бұрын
It goes without saying that one should never have to say “thank you” for help in saving the lives of innocent children and their parents. ❤
@rickjames6056
Ай бұрын
We have to send these islamist arabs back to arab country
@nafiu6885
Ай бұрын
Afghanistan is the cleanest country in the world. Not Japan
History will prove all these Students Right again. " Democracy dies in Silence, Darkness" - Democracy Now?!
How weak is our constitution
@FAB.7777
Ай бұрын
Not our constitution but our government are in love with money.
@russellforster5843
Ай бұрын
Cery
@nafiu6885
Ай бұрын
Afghanistan is the cleanest country in the world. Not Japan
@alexhage4935
Ай бұрын
Whats a con-stitution ? You mean the papers american politicians wipe their arses with?
@manny7982
Ай бұрын
There's no constitution!! No freedom of speech, no freedom to assemble, there are no rights..! It's All a bunch of BULLSHOT..!!
Thanks USA Student for standing against Israeli genocide in Gaza
@joellee6142
Ай бұрын
free the hostages
@gerardorios3643
Ай бұрын
It wasn’t even students
@debrajackman724
Ай бұрын
No genocide. Hamas Palestinian terrorists started war on October 7th.
Brave students Thanks all of you
@edwinsantana3056
Ай бұрын
IGNORANT, BRAINWASHED, LACKING TRUTH AND TRUE HISTORY, SPOILED KIDS, PRO TERRORISTS, PRO-COMMUNISM, HATERS OF THEIR OWN COUNTRY GENERATION BETTER SAY ....
The young Ones are fighting peacefully for the Palestinians. These children are blessed. The Lord of the Worlds does not forget.
@Purp4040
Ай бұрын
Who should hold more power silent majority or loud minority?
@latinoheateddieguerrero7644
Ай бұрын
Ali Khamenei will pay his debt, in this life or the afterlife.
@roysam2710
Ай бұрын
@@latinoheateddieguerrero7644 please study history before you place your comment
Free Palestin, stop genocides. No war. Free all students.
What a waste of police resources. So what they're PEACEFULLY camping on the lawn? They didn't take over Wall Street, the Peace Bridge, or downtown Ottawa. If they want to stand on the lawn with a protest sign until the end of their natural lives, that is their right as citizens of a free society. Until or unless they are blocking the normal course of business where they are, leave them be!
Thank you for saying peaceful and protest in the same sentence. Other media reports are calling the protesters terrorists.
@ironmaven1760
Ай бұрын
gee I wonder which media that might be ?🤔🧐
@christinegivens9048
Ай бұрын
Since when did terrorists care about saving the lives of children. Jesus this is twisted.
@nafiu6885
Ай бұрын
Afghanistan is the cleanest country in the world. Not Japan
@akitalovers3973
Ай бұрын
@@christinegivens9048poor Jesus is not happy with being dragged in streets with crown bleeding carrying a large cross and murderd by the same evil 👿 cult thirsty for blood then and same now wait till he comes back he’s gona teach them a lesson he did call them children of shatan
*Salute all the brave students who stand for Palestine* 🇵🇸 We love you all.💖
Free Palestinians, free Palestinians, free Palestinians
@simonsteen-andersen3181
Ай бұрын
Agree! ... Palestinians should be free
Stop the genocide free Palestine 🇵🇸
I'm horrified at the USA and I will never willingly go back!
@joellee6142
Ай бұрын
ok stay in arab countries that offer freedom and apportunities!
@latinoheateddieguerrero7644
Ай бұрын
😂😂 nobody cares 😂😂
@CongTran-tk5rj
Ай бұрын
good nobody wants you anyway 😂
Ukraine occupation is unacceptable, from the first day , Palestine occupation is acceptable for 76 years. A wicked world we are living in. The US government and Europe have double standard, Extremely sad.
@debrajackman724
Ай бұрын
Israel has been there for about 5000 years .
@latinoheateddieguerrero7644
Ай бұрын
@@debrajackman724 Yes and a few years after the murder of Jesus; Israel was destroyed and the Jews were banished from the land of milk and honey for their wickedness.
Shame on USA
@nisahmed9121
Ай бұрын
The students exposed the fake democracy of United States of AIPAC!
@henrycole8705
Ай бұрын
Shame on you. we have no control over that war. Take it someplace else
@pauld.b7129
Ай бұрын
Lol why are they even protesting here? We don't control Isreali policy. Not that they're wrong. Radical islamists need to learn a lesson
@Ascension646
Ай бұрын
@@henrycole8705 Right? But hey hating the nation that spends more externally than internally seems to be the cool thing cause US full of bad fat 'Muricans. Forget about our attempts to build infrastructure and not wholesale leveling cities like the IDF with little regards of collateral damage, focus on our politicians ulterior ideals that apparently cast shame lol. Watch how fast they would complain as soon as we cut foreign aid to 0.
@lewisstreet7266
Ай бұрын
do you mean "SHAME" on the STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS OR THE POLICE?
I can't believe the massive arrest in the peaceful demonstration?
@edwinsantana3056
Ай бұрын
PEACEFUL LOL JA JA JAJA .....HAVING EARS THEY DONT HEAR, AND HAVING EYES THEY DONT SEE JESUS SAID.....SO TRUE
@sir_thomas5186
Ай бұрын
Peaceful😂😂😂
@FAB.7777
Ай бұрын
Hypocrisy of our government. Free speech country😂
@FAB.7777
Ай бұрын
JESUS WAS FOR PEACE AND PROUD OF THESE KIDS WHO ARE AGAINST OPPRESSION. JESUS WAS NOT FOR KILLING 18,000 CHILDREN AND OPPRESSION.
@cosmicbear88-23
Ай бұрын
But i thought occupation was violence?
I hope The ICC arrest Bibi. 17
@MargaretCho-pt3ng
Ай бұрын
That's antisemitism 😂😂😂
These Students are our Future Leaders, “They will forever remember the actions of the Corrupt Corporate Democrats and Corporate Republicans.”
@bobcob3362
Ай бұрын
Funny how the corrupt corporate typs were the protesters in the 70s
@Purp4040
Ай бұрын
Rich kid problems 😂
Where is anybody with power protecting our right to protest
Ya Allah 🥺 treating them like they are big criminals
“ I’m not saying I’m going to be back” is a top shelf legal answer to that question, bravo
shame on American police for arresting students...
@mmb811
Ай бұрын
US GOV has OBVIOUSLY learned NOTHING from the anti-Vietnam protests, the MORE ARRESTED, the STRONGER THE RESISTANCE WILL BECOME, and the more VIOLENT THE ARRESTS, the more VIOLENT THE RESISTANCE WILL BECOME!
@MultiDaniella14
Ай бұрын
These students are anarchists. Good for the police and law abiding citizens
@bobcob3362
Ай бұрын
Biden told them to
@IronChin100
Ай бұрын
@@MultiDaniella14how about the anti protestors who actually attacked them with fireworks and other objects? Am sure u have a diff take on that. What a bias person u are.
@SD-gx5pd
Ай бұрын
@@MultiDaniella14These STUDENTS are HEROES!!!! Standing up to mass political corruption!!! A feeble minded coward like yourself wouldn't get it
Pro-Palestine college students "stay strong and keep the faith" Solidarity from the PNW 💓
These students are honorable humanitarians They support the cause of the stolen right The Palestinian issue is an honorable issue
gotta ask who is funding the counter protests, screens like that aint cheap
The counterprotest area is untouched. Shows you what's allowed.
Respect to peaceful protests against war, murder, occupation and oppression Peace to our brothers and sisters protesting peacefully❤❤
That wasn’t very Californian of you
Thanks! Stay Strong! World is Watching! ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ!
@Alpha1-8
Ай бұрын
ਪੀਡੋਫਾਈਲ ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰੀ ਨਰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੜਦੇ ਹਨ
the State will throw the good tents away
@ironmaven1760
Ай бұрын
should donate them to the homeless ❤
@ananousous
Ай бұрын
@@ironmaven1760 They invest in hostile architecture... guess there's a non-zero chance they'll donate them to the homeless
Wow, that lady at the end makes so much sense more then politicians! The protests encompasses even domestic American politics and foreign policy.
Pity the students, hope i can be there to help
@MultiDaniella14
Ай бұрын
Pity for the other students that just want to attend classes peacfully
@Alpha1-8
Ай бұрын
:You can continue to support Pedophile Rapists of palestine best by going there yourself freak
History has repeatedly shown that police brutality only fuels stronger protests in return. Suppression has always failed to quell dissent, whether it's in Iran or the US; student protests are met with brutality regardless of the country.
Shameful 😞
@MultiDaniella14
Ай бұрын
Exactly. Free the Hostages !
Where are the students being held by the cops? And would protesting that location be useful?
@FAB.7777
Ай бұрын
No they will be released from jail with a fund raised. Contribute to the fund.
@dannydenison6253
Ай бұрын
Pressure wherever pressure can be put. I say yes!
@ananousous
Ай бұрын
From what the student organizers have said, the focus should be first & foremost on Gaza and not on them It'd might be more meaningful to continue to protest directly against Sreal's genocide and not the arrests right now. That seems to be the shift in attention the media has been desperate to force
@clairekelliest
Ай бұрын
@@ananousous Fair. Just frustrated.
@clairekelliest
Ай бұрын
@@FAB.7777 Disabled without a job, so can't.
SHE MEANT TO SAY "COMPLACENT AND COMPLICIT" with Netanyahu´s genocide.
Students never stop to protest and have more humanity and dignity that all political so corrupt
They have the right for freedom of speech
SO MUCH FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE US CONSTITUTION.
Brave generation.. 💪
@JimmyZvenus
Ай бұрын
Brave?? Try entitled and spoiled
@edwinsantana3056
Ай бұрын
IGNORANT, BRAINWASHED, LACKING TRUTH AND TRUE HISTORY, SPOILED KIDS, PRO TERRORISTS, PRO-COMMUNISM, HATERS OF THEIR OWN COUNTRY GENERATION BETTER SAY ....
@sir_thomas5186
Ай бұрын
Brave? 😂😂 read some history friend.
@razann8875
Ай бұрын
@@sir_thomas5186maybe you should 😂
@JimmyZvenus
Ай бұрын
@@razann8875 I know u are but what am I. Stop responding like a child
Were police trained by Israeli trading programs, tested in West Bank and Jerusalem with IOF tactics and ties to .
America is a police state!!
Students you did ur part be proud of yourselves standing for peace and justice
Great reporting, thank you
these are the light in a dark america, voices of reason in a hypocritical nation. we are proud of you.
More than 20000 hostages in Israeli jail when this world feel empathetic towards it? In Occupied regions of someone lift Palestine flag eligible for imprisonment. What world is this?
BOYDEN IS THE ONLY ONE WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THIS. HE COULD HAVE STOP THIS LONG TIME AGO. FROM AT LEAST TWO R THREE THOUSAND PALESTINIAN WOS KILL.!!!
Free Free Free 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Police protect CORPORATE interests. CORPORATE freedom and liberty to crush pure organic science human law mind soul heart land air water soul proprietor.
We should agree with Ex-US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi described this kind of protest as “a beautiful sight to behold.”
Silent River runs deep, and they students are stirring the water.
The establishment should be more careful, or next time the students will show up with a few million friends.
@Purp4040
Ай бұрын
Million?? Lol whose the majority the pro israel or pro palestine??? Biden knows who. These are rich and liberal kids with too much time on their hands. Ask the people actually working 40+ hours.
Disgraceful police
These American university students and Generation Z are amazing.
Mmm who funded that pro Israel stage that cost money
The way he emphasized the word “liberals” 😂 & Sarah’s expression was so good
Thanks. Students🙏
I am sick when the reporters said people are protesting peacefully. When they did not follow the law, it’s not considered “peaceful” anymore.
When you start this article with a peaceful protest you got everything wrong. These student vandalized the campus buildings. They conquered the library and built walls around campus. While doing so they prevented Jewish students from entering the campus although they're part of the school and pay tuition like any other student. By preventing other students freedom, ruin the campus buildings and calling for intifada you can say a lot of things about this protest but being peaceful. That's why UCLA called this protest unlawful and that's why the police stepped in. The police did exactly what the people asked them to do.
So sad, thank you for the great reporting Al Jazeera
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
I heard a few Palestinian people say Campus protesters should use oil to help protect themselves. Not hot oil just slippery oil.
This is far worse than what police had done to the protesters in Hong Kong
Good to see adult supervision has arrived on campus. Don't step on any porta-potties, mate. Them's where lost cellphones are put.
Was watching a documentary about homeless in us drug addicts living in streets it looked worse then 3rd world country the billions needs to be spent on them but don’t know why they ignore there own to send billions for free healthcare free education medicine etc is beyond me
@RaggenZ
Ай бұрын
Oh look, hundred of billions for Ukraine 🤡🤡
In solidarity with student protests
Western freedom of Speech🤣🤣🤣. AFRICA is way much more better than these so called 1st world countries.
while individuals have the right to exercise their freedoms, those freedoms must not infringe upon the rights and freedoms of others.
And ofcourse now the medias come up with the wildest claims and accusations of how antisemtic and radicalized those protests were... The amount of dishonesty at play here is just mad!
The US is not a democratic country but an authoritarian country ... Those police attacking students remind me of Hong Kong
@mgg7756
Ай бұрын
as usual "oh this looks like X place elsewhere". This happens IN the US. It can happen elsewhere sure, but we can't be shocked everytime the US shows their "values" are BS.
@sir_thomas5186
Ай бұрын
Well creating a giant blockade, stopping people from going to school, and having professors evacuate isn't all that "democratic" either🤡
@pauld.b7129
Ай бұрын
Universities are private property. That's why they chose this location. If they don't get arrested, they think it's a waste.
@Purp4040
Ай бұрын
Silent majority> loud minority. Thats democracy. Biden knows this.
@Farmgoth
Ай бұрын
@@sir_thomas5186 Bootlicker.
The US government needs to quickly and resolutely return international students to their home country if they protest do not comply with US law.
Here’s an idea. Nominate some of the students to replace those corrupt officials in government
How intelligent and brave she is
These students are the new future of America... so proud. HUGE respect to them
Why does this AJ's live stream allow comments only from people who are ONE YEAR Subscribers or longer? Censorship cowards. Supported you over 8 months, 3 years long on my old account, nice way to treat your Subscribers.
You asked for war and you got one, fight on.
Kudos to the brave students. They are on the right side of history.
Private property, GTFO
Thank you Al Jazeera for bringing the important updates on the university protest. ❤❤❤❤❤
The police should have more sense and should join the protesters, that's when things will really begin to pick up
Shame on US
10:18 this woman speaks for me. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Agitators on both sides. But how can you say "peaceful" protest when you illegally take space on campus and harass students🤦♂️🤦♂️
Not really! I'll be BACK!
Community ❤❤
It's Anti Genocide protest.
SUP UCLA ! CAREFULL CAUSE FREE SPEECH MAY COST YOU THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS IN DAMAGE TO YOUR CAMPUS !
I just LOVE how the 🇵🇸 Palestinian FLAG is on US soil put there by American citizens. ❤🖤🤍💚