The arrest of the person involved in the clashes at the University of California

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, Three weeks after an individual attacked a pro-Palestinian rally at the University of California , the police arrested the first person in this regard.

The Los Angeles Police Department announced in a statement that after reviewing the video footage, it was determined that a person named “Edan Ann 18-year-old, using a wooden pole, attacked the gathering of supporters of Palestine at the University of California and beat them.

In this He, who has no ties to the University of California, was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon in Beverly Hills, the statement said.

This was the first arrest in a police investigation into violence on the University of California campus between pro-Palestinian supporters and another group that attacked them on the night of April 30 . About three weeks ago, supporters of Palestine had set up protest tents in many American universities, including the University of California, in protest of the brutal aggression of the Zionist regime in Gaza.

In the statement of the police department, it is stated that this man, wearing a mask, attacked the protestors with a club and a wooden pole, sparking violent clashes. in which the two sides beat each other and threw pepper spray at each other.

According to this report, this conflict between two sides , continued at least until the hours leading to the morning of May 1. The next night, the police collected the protesters’ tents in the university and arrested 210 people.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the April 30 attack, but the Organization of Colleges In a statement, the Jews of Hillel considered this attack to be against the marginalized members of the Jewish community outside the university.

Not long ago, demonstrations on the campus of the University of California about the war in Gaza led to clashes between protesters. became a supporter of Palestine and a group of supporters of Israel.

The newspaper of this university reported after the supporters of Israel tried to tear down and destroy one of the tents of the pro-protesters. were Palestinians, a conflict broke out between the two groups and finally the police had to intervene.

Also, the published images indicate that people with sticks or poles Wooden planks installed as a temporary barrier to protect pro-Palestinian protesters attacked.

The Los Angeles Police Department also claimed in a statement on X social network: Due to the numerous violent actions among the protesters on the university campus, police officers responded to the request of UCLA University officials and entered the university to restore public order and security.

The University of California also called the protesters’ camps illegal and demanded their dismantling and evacuation.

while The wave of pro-Palestine protests on the campuses of American universities became wider after the arrest of hundreds of protesters at Columbia University, and after spreading to most of the universities in this country, it was extended to universities in other countries as well.

American media reported that American police forces from The beginning of student movements in support of Gaza for 2 weeks in 25 universities of this country in 21 states, 1000 students protesting the crimes of the Israeli regime in Gaza have been arrested.     

Protests from Columbia University in New York started on April 17, and the protesting students demanded the termination of the relationship of this university. with Israeli institutions involved in the Gaza war. Protesters in other universities had similar demands.

Meanwhile, a poll in the United States shows that the majority of American university students support Gaza and Hamas. :#281e1e”>.

The New York Post conducted a survey based on which 65% of American university students supported protests in support of Palestine and Gaza and 43% participated in these protests.

Based on this survey, 63 percent of American university students express solidarity with Hamas.

Also, 15 percent of the participants in demonstrations and protests They believe that “Israel” should not exist.

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