( Post Millennial )
Pro-Israel Native Americans told UCLAÂ Gaza camp activists on Tuesday to get off campus, saying "Hamas and supporters are not welcome on Native land."
The group of Native Americans said the radical Gaza activists were trespassing on campus and joined counter-protests in support of Jewish students, whom they say are welcome on Native soil.
This occurred moments before UCLA's Royce Quad became a bloody battlefield on Tuesday night when counter-protestors sought to destroy the Gaza encampment, which has been the source of antisemitism and violent attacks on Jewish students and community members.
Video footage shows Native American protesters standing behind fencing and facing off against leftist activists inside the encampment. The group played indigenous music over loudspeakers and held up signs in support of Jewish students.
The signs included phrases that read: "Hamas and supporters are not welcome on Native land" and "Jewish students are welcome on Native land." Another sign read, "Three warring Abrahamic tribes are now trespassing on my continents."
One video posted to X shows an indigenous man drumming to add extra noise outside the camp.
Moments later, the group blared the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. Additional counter-protesters arrived on the scene with Israeli flags and joined them in singing the patriotic songs.
However, the peaceful protest turned violent when the opposing groups began fighting, transforming Royce Quad into a battlefield. Protesters were left injured after charging at each other with makeshift weaponry.
As a result of the violence, UCLA canceled classes on Wednesday and Thursday. LAPD moved in early Thursday morning to clear out the encampment and make arrests.