Fireworks and tear gas flew through the air after masked pro-Israeli assailants tore down barricades.

Violence erupted at the University of California, Los Angeles after pro-Israeli counter-demonstrators attacked a pro-Palestinian campus encampment. Bubbling tensions on the campus boiled over following the alleged breach of a “buffer zone” between the rival groups.

  • birthday_attack@lemm.ee
    1224·
    7 months ago

    Jewish Federation Los Angeles meanwhile blamed the university’s chancellor for allowing “an environment to be created over many months that has made students feel unsafe”.

    The group demanded that the encampment be cleared and that UCLA meet leaders of the Jewish community.

    Fucking hell, this is such a callous response. In any other situation, the group representing the side that just had masked vigilantes attack peaceful demonstrators would make amends. “These people don’t represent our movement. We disavow them and what they stand for.” And so on.

    I see they’re taking a page from Israel’s book: refuse to apologize, defend unprovoked violence, and blame the victims on top of everything else.

    • DrDominate@lemmy.worldEnglish
      268·
      7 months ago

      Your school’s protests against violence is making the school unsafe and therefore it’s the schools fault for the violence that falls upon it. That’s basically what they said.

      • mriormro@lemmy.world
        221·
        6 months ago

        Lol, it’s not my fault I’m beating you in the face. It’s the school’s fault I’m beating you in the face.

    • john89@lemmy.ca
      7·
      6 months ago

      meet leaders of the Jewish community.

      Never leaders of the palestinian community…