Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of Southern California (USC) seized a steel barricade scheduled for the university’s main graduation ceremony and used it as a campsite.
in video According to a post on X, iron barricades were seen surrounding an encampment of anti-Israel forces.
clock: @USC Protesters at the encampment seize the iron gate from the start preparation side to barricade the encampment. pic.twitter.com/CrrOmEstkc
— Jacob Wheeler (@JWheelertv) May 2, 2024
Asked by a reporter how she responded to Jewish students at USC who say they don’t feel safe, University of Southern California President Carol Folt said she felt “terrible.” Ta.
“You know, I think it’s really terrible for all of our students to feel that way, and we’re trying to do everything we can to try to find a peaceful resolution,” Folt said. answered.
“They stole the iron gates from the campus and barricaded it and you’re leaving it alone?” the reporter asked.
I asked @USC President Carol Folt shares her message to Jewish students who don’t feel safe on campus. pic.twitter.com/JjWz0Dtt8a
— Jacob Wheeler (@JWheelertv) May 2, 2024
This came days after USC announced it was canceling its major graduation ceremonies, citing security threats.
The University of Southern California reportedly moved into the original encampment set up on campus and used foam batons and zip ties to make arrests.
The university previously canceled a lecture by valedictorian Asna Tabassum after it was revealed that she supported the annihilation of Israel.
Camps and protests have occurred on college campuses across the country, including George Washington University, Rutgers University, University of California, Los Angeles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Columbia University.
Students are arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department during a protest against the Israeli-Palestinian war at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The first encampment was set up at Columbia University on April 17th. The next day, several students were suspended and hundreds of protesters participating in the encampment were arrested.
The first encampment was cleared, but a second encampment remained in its place until the New York City Police Department raided Columbia University late Tuesday night, hours after anti-Israel demonstrators occupied buildings on campus. Earth appeared.
Protesters in different camps have different lists. request This includes, but is not limited to, divestment from Israeli companies, termination of academic relationships with Israeli educational institutions, full amnesty for suspended or arrested students, and a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas.
University of Southern California student protesters set up a tent camp in Founders Park on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles on April 27, 2024. The campus gates are closed to the public, and the main stage graduation ceremony, which draws 65,000 attendees, has been canceled. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times, via Getty)
After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a self-defense operation in Gaza.
The attack on Israel killed 1,200 people and took over 200 hostages. Approximately 3,000 Hamas terrorists invaded Israel by land, sea, and air, killing concertgoers at music festivals while hunting down Jewish men, women, and children, many of whom were tortured, raped, and raped. was exposed to death.
