Police Clear Anti-Israel Encampment at Wayne State University and Rep. Rashida Tlaib Shows up to Complain
“Among the activists’ demands are divestment from weapons manufacturing companies supplying Israel, a full disclosure of investments, and ceasing delegation trips to Israel.”
Police cleared the anti-Israel encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit on Thursday morning after giving campus protesters a one-hour warning to vacate the area. Several arrests were made, and a group of students continued to protest, but the police swiftly cleared the camp.
The continued standoff between the school and the protesters recently forced all classes to go online rather than in person.
FOX 2 in Detroit reported:
Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at Wayne State University; protesters arrested
Police donning riot gear descended on a pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus of Wayne State University on Thursday morning.
Officers could be seen removing protesters from the encampment and breaking down tents. The encampment was set up last week amid the violence in Gaza. Among the activists’ demands are divestment from weapons manufacturing companies supplying Israel, a full disclosure of investments, and ceasing delegation trips to Israel.
After protesters were moved off the encampment, they began marching on the campus, where some people clashed with police officers. According to the university, at least 12 people were arrested.
The removal of the protesters comes days after the Detroit university shifted to remote operations, citing an “ongoing public safety issue.”
In a new statement from school president Kimberly Andrews Espy, she said the encampment “presented legal, health and safety, and operational challenges for our community.”
See the videos below:
A dumpster was brought in as a crew cleared items from the site of the encampment at Wayne State University this morning pic.twitter.com/1BU50BhcLM
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) May 30, 2024
BREAKING: Police have just moved in to clear the encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit, multiple arrests made this morning pic.twitter.com/RGfLPhpBmy
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) May 30, 2024
Listen to the shrieking as one of the protesters was arrested.
Detroit, Michigan Pro-Hamas Protesters Arrested |
Several students and community members at the Wayne State University Gaza solidarity encampment were arrested this morning in by WSUPD.
Organizers have reported that hijabs were removed from some protesters and there is a… pic.twitter.com/AbXdd198Da
— Andrea Shaffer, Employment/Labor Law (@Andreafreedom76) May 30, 2024
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who had visited the encampment the night before, must have been on speed dial for the protesters because she showed up at the scene quickly and berated the police over the alleged removal of a hijab from one of the arrested students.
This is what Tlaib was doing the night before at the encampment: helping the protesters block the movement of a police car.
"They're not gonna move! They're not gonna move! You know, you can go around."
Rashida Tlaib defends anti-Israel protesters by getting in front of an advancing police car and barks orders at cops at Wayne State University.
This is a sitting Congresswomanpic.twitter.com/vpQzeYp2E0
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) May 29, 2024
Naturally, the students arrested after the camp was cleared were released later.
The Detroit Free Press reported:
Protesters released from jail after being detained by police at WSU encampment
Protesters detained by police Thursday morning when officers cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment on Wayne State University’s campus were released hours later to applause, hugs and the sounds of honking horns and drums.
At least 100 protesters gathered outside of the Detroit Detention Center, to await their release around 5 p.m. Thursday after the early morning police action.
With arms linked, five detained protesters walked out of the Detroit Detention Center with their lawyers and family members. They were met with cheers and tears of joy from those who came to show support. The crowd’s chants of “Free Palestine” hummed as they drew closer to those released.
Read that last line again and ask yourself which side most of the press is on in this issue.
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“Police Clear Anti-Israel Encampment at Wayne State University and Rep. Rashida Tlaib Shows up to Complain”
Please tell me that heavy earthmoving equipment was involved.
Pancake breakfast at Denny’s in her honor?
Bacon pancakes
Tlaib is the best argument for full burqas.
Muzzles too.
Every time Talib does or says something stupid she should spend a week in stocks. she would never be released over continued stupidity.
Gotta have bulldozers!!
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When I read that they had dumpsters ate the college, the first thing that came to mind is that law breaking protesters should also go into the dumpsters and be dumped into a rank pile of garbage, making them an affinity group.
I’d rather make them an Abelian group.
Same way Cain did.
Sorry, MIT nerd humor.
I’m so tired of these Islamofascist, Muslim supremacist pukes who’ve been gleefully welcomed into the Party tent, and, lionized as standard-bearers, by the vile Dhimmi-crat Party leadership.
camp out in front of her home
Quit calling her a rep in headlines and call her a terrorist.
She is a rep. That’s just a simple fact. She was duly elected by her constituents, who support what she’s doing and are very happy with how she is representing them.
And while she admires and supports terrorists and advocates their cause, I’m not aware of anything to suggest that she is one herself. I’ve no doubt she would be, if she had an opportunity and thought she could get away with it, but that doesn’t seem to have happened.
Clearly her supporters are either not the brightest bulbs in the fixture or are intentionally fomenting anarchy and chaos…wait!…they’re BOTH!
Bums.
As always, the more important questions —
— who represented the protesters?
— who paid their bail (if any)?
— who paid the lawyers?
— who paid for the tents and supplies?
— who paid for the cell phones, etc.?
This was Tlaib commenting on Trump verdict
Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib
The twice impeached, now convicted former President knows nothing but lawlessness. I have said this all along. Now, he wants to con voters into helping him escape accountability. That’s not how this works, and we won’t let it happen. No one is above the law.
So if these protesters are breaking the law why is she upset that the police arrested them?
She’s not upset they arrested them, she’s upset that they allegedly ripped someone’s hijab off her head. If true, and if they did it on purpose, then they didn’t ought to have done that. I’m not assuming it’s true, or, if true, that it wasn’t necessary.
And that’s the typical nonsense that the moslems always play when people have had enough of their shenanigans and start to clamp down on their behavior. Play the victim. No matter what. Play the victim. They always think they should have special privileges above and beyond what anyone else (ie the infidel non-moslem) has. But always play the victim. You can get more sympathizers if you play the victim. Never take responsibility for your actions but play the victim.
Fecking disgusting if you ask me. If you want to play terrorist then you should expect to be treated as one and then not cry victim when you are. But there you go and here we are.
At one point she literally imposes herself between the police and the protesters.
We’ll said.
Well, well, well.
Deep subject.
Referring to these “demonstrators” as anti Israel is a severe misnomer. They are terrorist sympathizers and active savage proponents.
For people who supposed love “Turtle Island” and “mama Earth” they sure leave behind lots of trash and waste. I guess: garbage in, garbage out.