“Four years later and we’re still writing the same headlines about protesters,” read Monday night’s text message from a friend. “History always has a way of repeating itself.”
A bus filled with police in riot gear — shields, helmets and zip ties — arrives at the site of the VCU pro-Palestine protest at about 8:30 p.m. Monday. Demonstrators demanded an immediate end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
Among the VCU students protesting on behalf of Palestinians were Avraham, an Orthodox Jew, Ph.D. student Aries Loumis-Demetrakopoulos and Oscar Ferguson-Osborne, who was arrested.
Gallery: Police confront protesters at VCU; arrests made
Police arrive at a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
Demonstrators and law enforcement officers clash during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
Demonstrators and law enforcement officers clash during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A demonstrator yells at law enforcement officers during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
VCU student Sereen Haddad asks demonstrators to disperse during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU on April 29. The night ended with a violent confrontation between police and protesters, 13 arrests and dozens of injuries.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
Demonstrators wait for police to arrive at a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A law enforcement officer holds a shield during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A demonstrator yells at law enforcement officers during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
Law enforcement officers holds a shield during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
Demonstrators and law enforcement officers clash during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A demonstrator preparing for police to arrive stands behind a sign during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU on April 29.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
Demonstrators and law enforcement officers clash during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
VCU is missing an opportunity to make a name for itself as an institution that requires each and every student to interrogate race and racism …
A bus filled with police in riot gear — shields, helmets and zip ties — arrives at the site of the VCU pro-Palestine protest at about 8:30 p.m. Monday. Demonstrators demanded an immediate end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
Among the VCU students protesting on behalf of Palestinians were Avraham, an Orthodox Jew, Ph.D. student Aries Loumis-Demetrakopoulos and Oscar Ferguson-Osborne, who was arrested.
