Photos: Tensions grow as pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses continue

Groups of demonstrators clashed overnight Wednesday at UCLA, one of numerous universities where students have erected tents as part of a wave of protests by students, faculty members and staffers demanding an end to Israel’s actions in Gaza and divestment from firms that sell weapons or services to the country.

The Westwood campus became the first in the University of California system to move against an encampment. Others have been set up at UC campuses at Berkeley, Riverside and Irvine along with colleges and universities across the nation, notably Cal Poly Humboldt.

At USC, access to campus remains restricted to students, faculty, staff and registered guests after more than a week of protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

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A pro-Israeli supporter throws a pallet at the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA.

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A student sits in a tree at the heart of campus as students continued their protest at Cal Poly Humboldt.

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A protester carries a Palestinian flag in solidarity with a pro-palestinian encampment nearby in the central part of the UC Irvine.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a student-faculty rally at Dickson Plaza on the UCLA campus on April 29.

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Thousands rally for Israel on April 28 as pro-Palestinian counterdemonstrators surround them at UCLA.

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LAPD officers try to clear the USC campus April 24 as a demonstration against the war in in Gaza grew.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators confront police at USC.

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Public safety officers confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators at USC.

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Protesters are detained by LAPD officers as they tried to clear the USC campus following a demonstration against the Israel-Hamas war.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near an encampment set up on the campus of UCLA.

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Pro-Israeli supporters wave their flags near an encampment set up by pro-Palestinian protesters April 25 at UCLA.

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A pro-Palestinian protester raises his fist at an encampment set up on the campus of UCLA.

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Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators scuffle near a pro-Palestinian encampment April 25 at UCLA.

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Students and concerned citizens camp out in front of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley.

Students walk past a statement in chalk in front of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley.