At UCLA and Northwestern University, activists have established pro-Hamas encampments, known as 'Palestine Solidarity Encampment' at UCLA, where they are reportedly assaulting journalists and blocking media access in public spaces of these public universities. These encampments, described as resembling CHAZ-style occupations, have seen incidents where a student journalist and a videographer were physically prevented from filming. The activists, who are accused of illegally occupying university grounds, are also hiding their identities to avoid accountability and have physically barred a Jewish student from entering the UCLA campus. There are calls for the expulsion of the involved students.
Videographer Physically Body-Checked, Blocked From Recording Pro-Hamas Protesters at UCLA https://t.co/U6jvE2JusP
UCLA Jewish student gets blocked from entering campus by Gaza camp activists https://t.co/RhKILuSXzm
A videographer is met by the border “guards” at @UCLA’s pro-Gaza encampment in the middle of the public campus. They use physical force to prevent his freedom of movement and admit they’re hiding their identities to try to escape accountability. https://t.co/hOLr0h6UNQ
A videographer tries to enter @UCLA’s pro-Gaza CHAZ-style encampment and is immediately surrounded and body checked by the “guards” who have set up a hard border. UCLA is a public state university. https://t.co/Byxx6Wg4xa
I was just assaulted by activists at the “Palestine Solidarity Encampment” at UCLA. Activists are barring the media from entering and filming a public space at a public university. The assault took place in full view of other media. Look for story at https://t.co/2iRj02iiWh. https://t.co/5Ienoyps9O
Watch this. @NorthwesternU student journalist filming new pro-Hamas encampment on campus gets assaulted for being there. They want to illegally occupy university grounds while physically preventing unwanted press coverage. Arrest these people & if they’re students, expel them: https://t.co/C9z7asswbh