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Israel’s president weighed successful connected nan monolithic antisemitic encampments that person germinated up astatine elite colleges and universities crossed nan United States, condemning nan "masked cowards" who "smash windows and barricade doors."
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed those successful nan Jewish organization connected these campuses and astir nan world that consciousness victimized by nan demonstrations.
"In nan look of violence, harassment, and intimidation, arsenic masked cowards smash windows and barricade doors, battle nan truth and manipulate history, together, we guidelines strong," President Herzog said successful a video address.
"As they chant for infitada and genocide, we will activity together to free our hostages held by Hamas and conflict for civilian liberties of nan full free world and our correct to judge and beryllium and nan correct to unrecorded proudly, peacefully and securely arsenic Jews and arsenic Israelis anywhere," he added.
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Israel’s president weighed successful connected nan monolithic antisemitic encampments for illustration nan 1 astatine nan University of California, Los Angeles, which constabulary and different rule enforcement officers cleared connected May 2, 2024. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)
Herzog’s reside comes arsenic a multi-agency group of rule enforcement officers connected Thursday moved onto nan University of California, Los Angeles field to region an anti-Israel encampment that was declared unlawful.
"We spot salient world institutions, halls of history, civilization and education, contaminated by hatred and antisemitism fueled by arrogance and ignorance, driven by civilized failings and disinformation," Herzog said. "We watch successful scary arsenic nan atrocities of Oct. 7 against Israel are celebrated and justified. We perceive you. We admit your heroic effort. We are pinch you. We are present for you."
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"Dear sisters and brothers, to our friends connected campuses and successful Jewish communities crossed nan United States and each complete nan world, to those who guidelines by and take sides nan Jewish group and nan authorities of Israel, to each group of bully will, nan group of Israel are pinch you," he continued. "We perceive you."
Herzog added: "We spot nan shameless hostility and threats. We consciousness nan insults, nan breach of religion and breach of friendship. We stock nan apprehension and concern.
President Herzog's comments travel arsenic anti-Israel agitators formed an encampment connected nan field of UCLA successful Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
His comments travel conscionable days earlier Holocaust Remembrance Day, which will beryllium recognized connected Monday, May 6.
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"Together we will flooded this resurgence of antisemitism. Do not fear. Stand proud. Stand beardown for your freedom. Israel stands pinch you. Israel cares for you," Herzog concluded.
Police officers detained anti-Israel protesters who chanted antisemitic remarks and slogans connected nan field of nan University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) successful Los Angeles. (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)
In contrast, Iran has expressed support for anti-Israeli demonstrations that person erupted crossed elite U.S. colleges and universities.
Last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian defended nan hundreds of students who person been arrested astatine UCLA, Columbia University, nan University of Southern California, UT-Austin and others for disrupting field accommodation and trespassing.
"The suppression and harsh curen of nan American constabulary and information forces against professors and students protesting nan genocide and warfare crimes of nan Israeli authorities successful various universities of this state is profoundly worried and disgusted by nan nationalist sentiment of nan world," nan overseas curate said connected X, according to a translation.
He added: "This repression is successful statement pinch nan continuation of Washington's full-fledged support for nan Israeli authorities and intelligibly shows nan dual argumentation and contradictory behaviour of nan American authorities towards state of expression."
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Police astatine UCLA faced disconnected against a left-wing mob connected Thursday morning, erstwhile officers dismantled an anti-Israel encampment and took agitators into custody.
Officers wearing riot cogwheel knocked down a plywood obstruction surrounding UCLA’s Dickson Plaza, wherever nan anti-Israel encampment was being held, entered nan area and began conducting arrests passim nan morning.
