Pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA tussle with Israel supporters

29/4/2024 11:19

        Protests at U.S. universities showed no sign of slowing over the weekend, with more arrests on campuses and a brief skirmish between pro-Israeli and
        pro-Palestinian demonstrators at California's UCLA, where a tent encampment was set up last week.
        
        Protesters opposed to Israel's incursion into Gaza are demanding a ceasefire in the war with Hamas and the divestment of university assets in companies involved with the Israeli military, and an end to U.S. military assistance to Israel.
        
        As the size of an encampment at the University of California at Los Angeles expanded in recent days, counter-protesters have become increasingly vocal and visible on the campus, although both sides remained peaceful until Sunday.
        
        The tone turned ugly at around midday when members of two groups of protesters clashed - shoving one another and shouting, and in some cases trading punches.