Video shows anti-Israel protesters block Jewish student from getting to class; UCLA responds

A student astatine nan University of California, Los Angeles, who was wearing a necklace pinch nan Star of David was seen connected video trying to get done a wall of what looked to beryllium masked anti-Israel protesters, earlier being blocked while a information defender stood by and watched.

In an Instagram video, nan poster, Eli Tsives, was seen stepping up to a group of masked individuals, 1 of whom was wearing a "Free Palestine" sweatshirt.

"You guys person closed nan entrance. We are UCLA students. I person my ID correct here. I’m being blocked off, not by nan information guard, but by you three," Tsives said arsenic he walked up to a fenced area pinch a information defender present. "They’re making a obstruction wall. I’m going this way."

Tsives tried to activity his measurement astir nan 3 women, but they moved to artifact him from entering.

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UCLA student Eli Tsives was seen connected video getting blocked from going to people by what looked for illustration a group of anti-Israel protesters. (Credit: Eli Tsives / Facebook)

"This is what they do. Everybody, look astatine this. Look astatine this," nan first-year student said. "I’m a UCLA student. I merit to spell here. We salary tuition. This is our school, and they’re not letting maine locomotion in."

The full time, Tsives is holding a speech pinch nan camera and a group of protesters.

He told nan 3 women he wanted to locomotion complete to a building entranceway to get to class.

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UCLA student Eli Tsives was seen connected video getting blocked from going to people by what looked for illustration a group of anti-Israel protesters. (Credit: Eli Tsives / Facebook)

Tsives besides asked support to beryllium capable to locomotion done nan area pinch his friends.

One of nan masked women told Tsives, "We’re not engaging," earlier he asked them to move.

The women refused, and he and his friends began wedge their measurement through. Tsives moreover puts his hands up successful nan aerial to forestall rubbing aliases harming immoderate of nan protesters, but they still continued to forestall him from breaking their quality wall.

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University of California, Los Angeles, officials opportunity they've taken respective actions successful consequence to nan altercations betwixt students and anti-Israel agitators. (Reuters / Lucy Nicholson)

After posting nan video to Instagram, Tsives responded, ""They didn’t fto maine get to people utilizing nan main entrance! Instead, they forced maine to locomotion around. Shame connected these people."

Tsives did not respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital for comment.

Still, his Instagram page contains galore videos of nan UCLA student encountering protesters, and sometimes moreover debating them.

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In 1 video, Tsives is seen holding an Israeli emblem and stepping up to a group of anti-Israel protesters locking arms and wearing masks.

He besides questions them connected why they are wearing masks, past tells them to guidelines for what they judge in.
"We’re not successful masks," Tsives said. "We want you to spot who we are."

Royce Hall connected nan field of nan University of California, Los Angeles. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

UCLA Vice Chancellor of Strategic Communications Mary Osako issued a connection Tuesday, regarding respective beingness altercations connected nan field connected Monday.

She said nan assemblage took respective actions successful consequence to nan altercations, including nan summation of much field rule enforcement, information unit and student affairs monitors.

Osako besides addressed a study astir a student being blocked by demonstrators connected Monday, while attempting to get to class.

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"This benignant of disruption to our school and learning ngo is abhorrent, plain and simple," she said. "As such, we’ve taken several, contiguous actions: Our student behaviour process has been initiated and could lead to terrible disciplinary action including expulsion aliases suspension. The barriers that demonstrators utilized to artifact this student’s entree to people person been removed, and we person unit located astir Royce Quad to thief guarantee that they will not spell up again. We person besides engaged rule enforcement to investigate.

"While nan objection remains mostly peaceful, our field must stay a spot wherever we dainty 1 different pinch respect and admit our shared humanity — not a spot wherever we devolve into unit and bullying," Osako added.