Hours after police officers in riot gear removed an increasingly dangerous anti-Israel mob from UCLA, California Republican Party leaders on Thursday called for a lack of urgency and an end to the continuing campus unrest. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for failing to act decisively.
Republican lawmakers also issued a warning to university leaders, warning that lawmakers are already discussing pulling state aid from schools that would allow the profession to survive.
“Cal Grants and state funding should not go to students who trample on the rights of others,” Representative James Gallagher told reporters. “They should lose their funding. And they have done little to protect students’ rights. They should be punished for their failure to act.
“We as Republicans want accountability on this issue. As we saw with Gavin Newsom, no more words, no more, no more no more, no more saying nothing, no more doing nothing. We want to hold people accountable. We need real action to ask the question.”
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Hundreds of students protest outside the Palestinian Solidarity Encampment on the UCLA campus on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/Media News Group/Pasadena Star News via Getty Images)
State Sen. Brian Jones said Republicans in the state Legislature are also “pushing for a budget measure” that would hold university administrators accountable by “withholding some funding if necessary.”
“And students found guilty of a crime will lose their California state aid,” he said.
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Jones said the students, who had “nothing to do with these protests and nothing to do with these damages,” would not be at risk of losing their aid even if the bill was drafted.
UCLA police were given permission to clear a large anti-Israel demonstration. (Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images)
Newsom’s office told Fox News Digital this week that the state Office of Emergency Services stands ready to respond to requests from campus administrators, but declined to comment on whether the National Guard would be activated. Ta.
A spokesperson for Newsom said, “All necessary state assistance will be coordinated through the Law Enforcement Mutual Assistance Program, which maintains public safety during emergencies, including civil unrest, and other emergency situations. “It will be used to provide support to local agencies in the event of an emergency or catastrophic disaster.” said the office.
“In these situations, California OES plays a coordinating role to ensure that local responders receive the assistance they request in response to incidents impacting their campuses.”
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Republican Reps. James Gallagher and Brian Jones are seeking legislation to crack down on student riots. (Etienne Laurent)
Early Thursday morning, officers in riot gear broke through a plywood barrier surrounding an anti-Israel camp at UCLA and entered the area around 1:54 a.m. after a long and tense standoff with Los Angeles. Has entered. hundreds of agitators On campus.
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Officers arrested about 200 people and broke up the camp, which sparked “several days of violent confrontations,” said school principal Gene Block.
FOX News’ Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
