Police have indicated they will be ready to clear that encampment at some point. Thursdays classes have been cancelled as tensions remain high on the campus there in la. The chancellor of ucla announced an investigation after pro israeli demonstrators appeared to attack a pro palestinian encampment early wednesday. The chancellor says the investigation could lead to arrests and expulsions. Live now to Helena Humphrey on campus at ucla. Remind us what happened overnight . It is fairto it is fair to say the situation is becoming increasingly tense on campus, a minute before speaking to you we saw a considerable number of Police Officers come out here onto the campus and we did here a call from the encampment which you can hear and see over here, the call going out, calling on the protesters once again to disburse or face arrest. What you can also hear in the encampment as the sounds of hammering, we believe that inside the protesters have been trying to reinforce barricades with wood, wh
Thatis about talking about this. 0bviously that is not the same for everybody. People i have been 5peaking that is not the same for everybody. People i have been speaking to including members of the faculty engaged in this protesters say there are also people inside, remember, who arejewish, and who are there as part of a multi faith prote5t, saying we also do not support the way this war is being carried out in israel. But it is fair to say those numbers are smaller than people on either side of this debate, saying where is the limit between freedom of expression, the right to protest . And something that goes from being uncomfortable, to being something that feels a threat to security. There are students who say, as jewish students, that goes beyond the feeling of discomfort and makes them feel their security is being threatened. What have the ucla authorities said . They have declared this encampment illegal and the police have been called in. How are they trying to calm tensions .
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In your home, your Writing Study is just below us, the floor below. Just tell me, does it matter to you when you are writing what is going on in the world outside Yourfront Door . Does it affect your writing . Well, it depends on what you mean. If theres a fire engine screeching in front of my door, it will interrupt my concentration, and i might go out and see whats going on. But if theres a distant war going on in another place and i know about it, im not going to read about it while im doing my work for the day. But i certainly will inform myself about it later. You talk of distant wars. Im thinking of wars much closer to home. You write a lot about your take on american politics. Youve talked about your feelings through the course of four years of donald trump. Youve talked about a country at war with itself. So the war isnt so very far away. Yes, the war that were engaged in here, fortunately, has not become yet a fighting war with guns, to a large degree. But we are divided in wa
In california have been told to disperse by police or face arrest. These are live pictures outside the camp, where its nowjust after 1am local time. More and more students are gathering to show their support, as demonstrations against the war in Gaza Continue at universities across the United States. Earlier, californias governor, gavin newsom, accused the police of being too slow to respond after Counter Demonstrators attacked the camp on tuesday night. In texas, riot police broke up a similar encampment, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass laws. Lets hear from our correspondent Helena Humphrey who is at the ucla campus live for us. Welcome and take us through what is happening right now. You welcome and take us through what is happening right now. Happening right now. You can hear the chanting happening right now. You can hear the chanting behind happening right now. You can hear the chanting behind me, happening right now. You can hear the chanting behind me, chantingl