WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES () — UC police fanned out across the central courtyard of UCLA where a group of pro-Palestinian protestors erected a small encampment with tents and banners Monday.
When responding officers gave a dispersal order in the evening, most of the protestors left.
But in video posted by the Daily Bruin, one protestor refused to leave and was handcuffed and walked out of Dickson Court by police.
There were several tents set up near Powell Library, and there were also banners with slogans that read “stop arming Israel” and “resistance is justified.”
Campus police say that in addition to the unauthorized structures, the group was also using loud speakers which is against campus policy.
The protest was mostly peaceful.
UCLA has been repeatedly roiled by protests and the university administration’s handling of the situation.
Earlier this year, a pro-Palestinian encampment was attacked by counter-protesters, with no immediate response from police, and dozens were then arrested as the camp was cleared.
The episode led to reassignment of the campus police chief and creation of a new campus safety office.
The protesters demand the university divest from Israel.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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