The following text is an accompanying post by Irish Marxist Kevin Ovenden:
"The riot police stood aside as a fanatically pro-Israel mob attacked the Palestine encampment at UCLA. The university authorities then announce a ban on the camp citing "safety".
In so doing they authenticate and legitimise para-state activity by the LA police and a far-right mob.
For that is what this very violent attack is. An aspect of the far right in the US. The fact that it was under the banner of supporting the extreme right government of Israel and its genocidal war or that some of the thugs are Jewish is neither here nor there.
This is a face of the far-right in the US. These are of the stable of Meir Kahane and Yigal Amir. They are using organised violence against the left, progressives and political opponents.
It is high time that while of course fighting actual antisemitism and the far right in toto we as a left refused the excuse that Zionist zealots behaving in this way, with state support or connivence are anything other than another aspect of the radicalising and violent right.
It is a step change from simply lying about the pro-Palestine movement, as the conservative self-proclaimed leaders of Jewish communities do, or their attempts to crush growing Jewish opinion opposed to the war.
This is crossing the threshold to what is actually racist violence, violence with the aim of sustaining a racial superiority politically. It should be seen as that.
All support for the students attacked by far-right thugs at UCLA."
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Wow UCLA really did just set a pack of hogs loose on their own students
Only to people already determined to demonize the pritestprs no matter what.
Unfortunately that seems to be the majority opinion.
Just like it was during the protests for civil rights, suffrage, anti war protests and climate protests.
As a resident of LA County every day I fantasize about heading down to UCLA with a leaf blower and a big ass bag of eriodictyon parryi cuttings and seeing how much havoc I could wreak on the Zionists before people catch on to what I'm doing
heading down to UCLA with a leaf blower and a big ass bag of eriodictyon parryi cuttings
Not exactly rolling down rodeo with a shotgun, but not bad
Notice that the black shirt behind hat guy is wearing the skull jawbone bandana that is frequently worn by fascist militants
No idea whether it's accurate or not so take with a pinch of salt, but on a stream I caught some of, an LA local there taking pictures said some of them seemed to be Proud Boys. No idea whether he meant the tactics and dress was similar, they had insignia, or he recognised some of them.
At the UCI went to the chair of the international relations/studies department was also an advisor to the IDF. They also invited the Israeli ambassador to the US to speak on campus. When the Muslim Student Union told him to fuck off they got banned for a year and 11 students were arrested for saying propagating murder is not expression of free speech. Not sure if they ever invited Hamas leadership to give both sides a voice.
Death to America, death to Israel, death to all cops, death to any rabid hog who defends this shit.
I googled. It seems to be an ungoogleable source.
No results found for "fanatically pro-Israel mob attacked" ucla
I've seen tons of videos of that fascist with the red bandana around his neck brutalizing people. Who the f*** is that guy
