Many protesters disavow any affiliation to Hamas, which Israel and the U.S. have designated a terrorist organization. But the group has thrown its weight behind the weekly demonstrations. Workers across Gaza were given Monday and Tuesday off so they might take part. “What is the problem with...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Security was tightened Tuesday at the campus a day after officials said there were “physical altercations” between dueling factions of protesters. Mary Osako, vice chancellor for UCLA Strategic Communications, said in a Tuesday statement that anyone involved in...
“Safety is absolutely the No. 1 priority for this action,” said Camilo Rafaèl Caridad Pineda, an organizer of the LAX protest. “There is definitely a lot of lessons that we’ve been learning from these demonstrations that have been taking place all over Los Angeles.” More than...
Manifestantes de la Universidad del Sur de California discuten con agentes de seguridad pública de la universidad mientras intentan retirar tiendas de campaña en el Parque de los Exalumnos durante una protesta en favor de los palestinos, el miércol...
Israel intercepts another Gaza protest vesselBy Edmund SandersLos Angeles Times
GAZA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of Palestinian patients including the disabled protested on Thursday at the Erez border crossing in northern Gaza against Israel's 11-year-long siege on the coastal enclave. The protesters said patients who are in severe need of access to medical treatment enc...
"Please do not come to main campus," the Los Angeles school noted in a protest action alert on its website. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university's student services building, which includes the office of the university's president, on Wednesday afternoon. Some school...
Israelis in Tel Aviv protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday and call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press) Advertisement A joint statement by the U.S., Egypt andQatar, which have ...
In Washington, meanwhile, Republicans castigated the heads of UCLA, Northwestern University and Rutgers University for failing to be sufficiently harsh with student protesters. In some cases, said the House committee’s chair, Virginia Foxx, university leaders had even agreed to talk with their stude...
The protest comes as U.S. President Joe Biden, world leaders and CEOs gathered in the city for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' conference. At least 15 vehicles were towed after protesters parked on the bridge and threw their keys into the sea shortly before 8 a.m., disruptin...