NEW YORK (AP) — The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion, with police carrying riot shields bursting into a building that protesters took over the previous night and making dozens of arrests. On the other side of the country, clashes broke out early Wednesday between dueling groups at the University of California, Los Angeles.
New York City officers entered Columbia’s campus late Tuesday after the university requested help, according to a statement released by a spokesperson. A tent encampment on the school’s grounds was cleared, along with Hamilton Hall where a stream of officers used a ladder to climb through a second-floor window.
Meanwhile, violence broke out at UCLA overnight between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters. Police wearing face shields formed a line but did not immediately intervene.
The clashes took place just outside a tent encampment, where pro-Palestinian protesters erected barricades and plywood for protection — and counter-protesters tried to pull them down.
I saw this article first this morning: Counter-protesters attack pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA It’s local coverage, with a timestamp several hours before articles by national organizations.
Interesting the contrast, isn’t it? Also interesting how the police withdraw before the attack, in addition to standing by and letting it happen after they returned.
These two videos really tell the whole story
https://twitter.com/TeresaWatanabe/status/1785575610469007471
https://twitter.com/whoknows197563/status/1785586304354283932
Are there non-twitter links?
Here are two mirrors
Video 1 https://files.catbox.moe/73j5b3.mp4
Video 2 https://files.catbox.moe/u7hicb.mp4
Ty!