I'm a #UCLA professor. Why didn't the administration stop last night's egregious violence? : The university should have anticipated Tuesday night’s chaos — but security personnel were nowhere to be found（Opinion by David N. Myers | Forward, 2024-05-01）
"What makes last night all the more inexplicable was that the university had, over the weekend, seen a haunting warning of what could happen."
"... even they were greeted with insulting words from the other [Pro-Israeli] side, as were members of a small contingent of a local chapter of Standing Together who came bearing signs calling for peace and equality for Palestinians and Jews."
"Before Tuesday ... In the face of immense pressure, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block managed to keep the peace."
"... There has also been increasing pressure on the university from outside forces, including the Jewish Federation, to act more forcefully against the demonstrators."
@adachika192
This reminds me so much of my days in spring of 1979 when the Basij and religious thugs of Khomeini attacked universities as "house if Satan", killing and injuring university and high school high school students who were at university to protest the regime plans to create what became "the culture revolution".
The consequence were brutal crack down, removal of students and faculty, followed by an even bloodier attacks against those if us who opposed the talibanist coup by Khomeini to destroy Iran's secular and independent foundations.
I never thought seeing such scenes in a western county and much less by groups defending a foreign country's "right" to commit genocide. I just hope that this will not lead to the horror we lived through, but the "liberals" are acting almost exactly like those back in Iran and fanatics using these events to gain more power to take over the country.
@faab64@palestine@adachika192
All the coups and color change revolution s were needed for "Democracy" people just thought these brown people were all terrorists ,at least that's what thier "newspapers" told them. It is coming as a bit of a shock to find that your governments will do the exact same thing to you too , they have no allegiance to you or your country , this is a class war my friends and its global , Palestian rights are our rights , if they cant be free , neither will we .
@adachika192@Misslemon I had a chat with my young daughter who is living in the US to finish her high school right now, she is terrified and depressed watching the atrocities of the police and pro-Israeli hooligans and how the media, celebrities, influencers and talk show hosts acting like the protesters are the ones at fault while the police marches into universities and attacking the peaceful students.
I am truly shocked to see the power of AIPAC and Israeli lobby, backed by Christian Zionists and right wing "nationalist" trying to crush the student protests who are only asking for ceasefire and an end to the ongoing genocide.