Who were these UCLA counter-protesters? Tsives said they looked to be in their late 20s and claimed that they were locals who had "had enough" of antisemitism. Another witness, Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, a videographer who has covered political actions around Los Angeles, knew them better. "I saw people that I've seen at Trump rallies," he told Al Jazeera. "I've seen them at anti-LGBTQ protests." Unlike the pro-Israel students who gather during the day, these guys were not wearing yarmulkes or carrying blue-and-white flags. They were chanting "USA! USA!" (The police prevented a confrontation by forming a line between them.) At Columbia, the Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes was spotted trying to enter the Gaza Solidarity Encampment…
But something else is sliding past popular attention: the meaning of the events at UCLA. Vigilantes staged an assault on unarmed civilians and the state let it happen. This has occurred many times before in US history, particularly when the victims were African American. Still, it is historic…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/article/2024/may/06/ucla-protester-mob-attack
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