Ilhan Omar Berates UCLA Chancellor for Not ‘Preventing’ October 7th ‘Vile and Disturbing’ Video Footage Being Played Outside the Anti-Israel Encampment

Omar The recent images ░░░░░░░░ UCLA are appalling What ░░░░░░░░ more appalling is that ░░░░░░░░ was complete it was ░░░░░░░░ preventable You could have ░░░░░░░░ this by protecting the ░░░░░░░░ groups of pro Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ that were peacefully gathered ░░░░░░░░ campus to share meals ░░░░░░░░ in solidarity against a ░░░░░░░░ genocide You could have ░░░░░░░░ this by protecting these ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment right to ░░░░░░░░ You could have prevented ░░░░░░░░ when you learned about ░░░░░░░░ being released into the ░░░░░░░░ You could have prevented ░░░░░░░░ when there was an ░░░░░░░░ group funded and constructed ░░░░░░░░ giant video with loudspeakers ░░░░░░░░ play vile and disturbing ░░░░░░░░ You could have prevented ░░░░░░░░ when you saw an ░░░░░░░░ mob on campus on ░░░░░░░░ night of April 30th ░░░░░░░░ you did not Instead ░░░░░░░░ the UCLA leadership and ░░░░░░░░ enforcement stood by for ░░░░░░░░ as the mob of ░░░░░░░░ gathered near the encampment ░░░░░░░░ a clear intention to ░░░░░░░░ violence And because of ░░░░░░░░ inaction they acted on ░░░░░░░░ intention and brutally attacked ░░░░░░░░ you were responsible for ░░░░░░░░ happened in front of ░░░░░░░░ eyes on your campus ░░░░░░░░ it was livestreamed for ░░░░░░░░ whole world to see ░░░░░░░░ I would like to ░░░░░░░░ if you are truly ░░░░░░░░ to keeping your students ░░░░░░░░ How did you fail ░░░░░░░░ students at many critical ░░░░░░░░ where you could have ░░░░░░░░ BLOCK Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ question But I really ░░░░░░░░ m sorry but I ░░░░░░░░ the premise These students ░░░░░░░░ How do you reject ░░░░░░░░ premise Are these pictures ░░░░░░░░ Are these pictures are ░░░░░░░░ of these people in ░░░░░░░░ BLOCK Can I finish ░░░░░░░░ statement Omar No Are ░░░░░░░░ of these people in ░░░░░░░░ Are any of these ░░░░░░░░ arrested BLOCK LAPD is ░░░░░░░░ on trying to identify ░░░░░░░░ people who were assailants ░░░░░░░░ evening We are committed ░░░░░░░░ finding out the people ░░░░░░░░ were involved Omar It ░░░░░░░░ been over a month ░░░░░░░░ submit for the record ░░░░░░░░ article that starts that ░░░░░░░░ has produced UNKNOWN Without ░░░░░░░░ Omar Why did you ░░░░░░░░ immediately send the police ░░░░░░░░ were standing by your ░░░░░░░░ police law enforcement to ░░░░░░░░ BLOCK We tried We ░░░░░░░░ as soon as we ░░░░░░░░ the violence we notified ░░░░░░░░ of our mutual aid ░░░░░░░░ We tried to get ░░░░░░░░ there as quickly as ░░░░░░░░ But going back to ░░░░░░░░ original points this encampment ░░░░░░░░ against policy This violated ░░░░░░░░ Omar Chancellor Chancellor if ░░░░░░░░ may The footage from ░░░░░░░░ night reveals that some ░░░░░░░░ the most dramatic attacks ░░░░░░░░ carried out by individuals ░░░░░░░░ affiliated with UCLA not ░░░░░░░░ university students faculty that ░░░░░░░░ arrested Why have the ░░░░░░░░ agitators who you know ░░░░░░░░ been identified not been ░░░░░░░░ accountable for assaulting over ░░░░░░░░ of your students You ░░░░░░░░ be ashamed And the ░░░░░░░░ that you failed your ░░░░░░░░ you should be ashamed ░░░░░░░░ letting a peaceful protest ░░░░░░░░ get hijacked by an ░░░░░░░░ mob You should be ░░░░░░░░ for allowing such violence ░░░░░░░░ take place on your ░░░░░░░░ which will now be ░░░░░░░░ by Republicans in this ░░░░░░░░ You played right into ░░░░░░░░ hands in laying the ░░░░░░░░ for attacking institutions of ░░░░░░░░ education stripping students of ░░░░░░░░ rights and broader repression ░░░░░░░░ movements I know that ░░░░░░░░ time is up I ░░░░░░░░ like to submit these ░░░░░░░░ into the record.”