Anti-Israel student activists have become increasingly aggressive in the scope of their actions because the consequences are still not serious enough to discourage their behavior.
At Cal State University, they just took over a building with school administrators trapped inside. This is terrorism.
FOX News reports:
Anti-Israel protesters trap California university administrators, take over and vandalize campus buildingA large group of anti-Israel protesters took over and barricaded a campus building at the California State University, Los Angeles, on Wednesday night, trapping school employees inside.Between 50 and 100 protesters blocked off entrances and exits at the student services building, according to KTLA 5. Video footage showed protesters wearing kaffiyehs and face coverings using golf carts, picnic tables and umbrellas to create a makeshift wall along the building’s perimeter.Some of the protesters, who had reportedly come from a nearby encampment, sat in chairs chained to columns at the base of the building.The protesters smashed windows and left behind graffiti, copiers and furniture. They also flipped over at least one vending machine.The occupation of the building forced some university staff members, including the university’s new president, Berenecea Johnson Eanes, to shelter in place.Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived on campus around 10 p.m. KTLA reported that administrators were able to leave the premises Thursday morning.
Notice that the students keep their faces hidden under masks and sunglasses.
Here’s a local video report:
KTLA News describes the damage the students left behind:
Trash, graffiti and smashed windows were left behind at the student services building on Thursday. Protesters flipped over golf carts, copiers, furniture and even a vending machine in order to create a barrier between the main campus area and the building.The pro-Palestinian protesters have been calling for the university to cut ties with Israeli-based companies.Protesters told KTLA that the vandalism in the building was in response to “radio silence” from the university in regards to the Israel-Hamas War.“We don’t think property is sacred,” said a protester identified as Vera. “We believe that lives are more important than property. Especially when our money goes to this school. This is extensively our university, but we aren’t treated that way.”
This is going to continue to escalate until schools take control and make it painful for students to behave in this way.
Featured image via YouTube.
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