Fights broke out at UCLA on Sunday among pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel supporters after a barrier that was meant to separate the dueling groups of demonstrators was breached.
A group called Stand With Us held a rally to show support for Jewish students after days of often intense pro-Palestinian protests at campuses across the United States, including at crosstown USC. The rally was co-sponsored by the United Jewish Coalition in partnership with the Israel American Council and several other organizations.
Members of the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice also held a demonstration — that one to support students’ right to protest, in response to a request from pro-Palestine protesters at the campus.
According to the Daily Bruin, members of both groups faced off on the lawn between Haines Hall and Kaplan Hall on Sunday morning. The fights were in Dickson Plaza, the newspaper reported shortly before 11 a.m.
Among the speakers at the pro-Israel rally was Elan Carr, CEO of the Israeli American Council, who told the crowd, “We will take back our campuses, from Columbia to UCLA and everywhere in between.
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