Iran Press/ America: More than 200 people were arrested as police moved in early Thursday morning and cleared the pro-Palestinian encampment outside Royce Hall, but as the dust settles, there is an outcry. Faculty from the UCLA History Department posted two letters condemning the leadership for not protecting students in the encampment and how it was dismantled.
"The statement expresses the outrage of the history department as to what occurred," Professor James Gelvin said. "The administration did very little to protect students. In the second case, well, they're also doing very little to protect students from the police in this case. So, the history department decided that it was necessary for us to express out outrage to what took place on our campus."
Gelvin teaches Middle East studies. He and his colleagues are demanding an independent investigation into the violence over the past week. They also called on the university not to punish the students and a promise to hire a chancellor who shares their views on freedom of speech and expression.
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