In two split rallies at Pomona and Harvey Mudd colleges , at least five people have recently been hurt by anti-Israel demonstrators.
According to media reports, Chaos took control of Pomona College on Monday as a large number of anti-Israel protesters stormed a school building, forced some courses to close or travel, and prompted some students to escape through unlocked windows.
One employee was injured, and the “occupied” building, Carnegie Hall, was thrashed with artwork and another destruction of property by the pro-Palestinian pupil protesters who occupied the tower on Oct. 7 — the celebration of the Hamas terrorist assault against Israel, the Claremont Courier and the Claremont Independent reported.
In an email sent off campus community Monday night, Pomona officials said they would halt or ban students from the course of the melee. The letter stated officials are working to determine the masked-up protesters, some of whom came from another nearby schools as element the opposition, which began as a strike.
Pomona is a prestigious, private school in Southeastern California that is a member of the Claremont College Consortium along with the likes of Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd, and Claremont McKenna.
” This is a group of learning, and when people violate the rights of others to know, or to teach, or merely to do their work, there are outcomes”, the letter stated.
Protesters obstructed entrances, did n’t allow entrance and egress, zip-tied doors, graffitied the building, classrooms and offices and destroyed AV equipment,” the administrators ‘ memo stated, adding the damage was so extensive the building must remain closed and classes relocated.
In the developing invasion, one employee suffered injuries. The Independent reported:
Therefore kids marched west to Carnegie Hall, allowing in through the front entrance. The large crowd of protesters enraged two officials for a brief while as they attempted to block the doors and ID detector. As the learners poured in, one school health official injured by rolling her ankle. Organizers announced over megaphones that” Now this is a Person’s University for Palestine,” and that protesters may be leaving at 4: 00 P. M.
Outside, students chanted while administrators handed out booklets. Guide organizers commandeered many classrooms to guide” teach-in” sessions for participants.
A list of approved boos obtained by the Independent includes” Intifada intifada, LONG LIVE THE INTIFADA,”” Hey hey ho ho! iSRAEL]sic ] HAS GOT TO GO,” and We do n’t want two states, WE WANT ‘ 48″!
The quiet screaming from the corridors caused interruptions to on-going classes. One professor told their class,” We ca n’t really have class right now, you are welcome to leave”. A Pomona scholar who requested anonymity said the building’s doors and windows were blocking their access, but they were unable to depart. I knew I was n’t going to walk through the middle of it; I would n’t have felt very safe yelling things [especially as a Jewish student ] did n’t feel safe around.
A video shows some students walking along a thin piece of roofing to the exit the building while walking through empty windows on the second floor.
Additionally, a photo in the Claremont Courier shows individuals attempting to flee the tower through a screen as protesters scampered through the doors.
According to school officials, the opposition on Monday came after a similarly violent anti-Israel show at Harvey Mudd in later September, when four people were hurt.
The letter states,” We are very sad to report that four HMC staff people were actually harmed during a protest that turned unpeaceful.”
A school career fair, which included defense contractor representation, was the target of that action.
A group of about 40 concealed protest showed up at the event close to the scheduled start of the good at 11: 00 am. First, they remained in a grassy place across from the entrance, chanting and holding huge evidence as individuals entered”, the Independent reported.
“…After about 45 days, the protestors converged on the entry, and pushed off the tables and landscaping. According to]President Harriet ] Nembhard, HMC team people were injured when the columns were pushed into their stomachs. One became pinned by a board, resulting in scars”.
The Independent added:
Campus Health officials recently tried to stop the protestors from passing by, and a picture shows Campus security personnel pushing back the protestors before they were forced their way through. Once past the check-in stand, the demonstrators attempted to enter the tower, but the windows had been locked. Some even jumped onto the register tables, painting the patio and computers with paint.
Nothing may change at Pomona or the other Claremont Colleges until they start suspending individuals for this behavior, according to a supply at the Claremont College Consortium. This design keeps on repeating and they have not yet suspended or expelled any pupils.
Around midnight in the middle of September, pro-Palestinian activists gathered at President Gabi Starr’s residence and screamed like banshees for a few minutes before launching a string of chants and slogans directed at the executive.
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IMAGE: via Claremont Independent
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