SAN DIEGO — Sunday was the fifth day the pro-Palestinian encampment on the UC San Diego campus protesting the Israel-Hamas war. A pro-Israel group also marched through showing their solidarity with Israel.
"Show that we want to stand together and be proud of who we are, not cower in the name of antisemitism that we're surrounded by everyday and we want to stand united as a community," said Jacob, a UC San Diego student.
Israel supporters say they want their voices heard especially as Sunday was Holocaust Remembrance Day.
"You wanna free people from Gaza free them from their government from Hamas. where is that money going? Israel gives humanitarian aid where is that money going," said Liza Tacher, a pro-Israel supporter.
The pro-Palestinian supporters began building their encampment on campus last Wednesday.
"The amount of people who have died over the course of seven months needs some kind of change. We are standing up for the disproportionate innocent civilians that have been killed," said a pro-Palestinian supporter.
They're calling on UC San Diego to cut ties with companies connected to Israel. They also want the school to speak up and denounce the war.
"The students one of their demands is to end the silencing of Palestinian students and it's just furthering their evidence to show the UC administration has no concern about their Palestinian students," said Subrein, with the Palestinian Youth Movement.
The schools chancellor sent out a message saying unauthorized encampments are strictly prohibited and the school must enforce its campus policies. The group “Students for Justice in Palestine” responded with their own message. They say they’re disappointed but not surprised by the chancellor's statement. Demonstrators say they plan to continue camping until their demands are met.
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