Clashes as UCLA declares pro-Hamas encampment 'unlawful'

(JNS) — A chaotic scene unfolded at the main campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in the Westwood neighborhood late Tuesday night as pro-Israel protesters confronted the pro-Hamas encampment there.

There were reports of fights breaking out, resulting in injuries. An unverified video circulating online shows a pro-Hamas mob allegedly beating a Jewish student.

According to social media accounts and local reporting, the university and city police were absent from the increasingly violent scene at UCLA.

The school on Tuesday declared that the encampment “is unlawful and violates uni...