Instagram user Eli Tsives shared footage of him showing his student ID to the activists, who repeated "We are not engaging" while blocking his attempts to walk to his class.
The violence broke out as a security fence between the opposing sides was removed by demonstrators.
The student said the increased attention on USC has made it difficult to focus on school, even as final exams are around the corner.
Monday's anti-Israel protests were planned as part of an "economic blockade" coordinated with protests in other major US cities.
The BDS groups had occupied the lawn of the Smith Campus Center with tents and the wall for a week against College policy, but president says they have a right to protest.
The Santa Monica Police stated that they are “actively pursuing information to identify the suspect” who graffitied the swastikas across the city.
In the five months following October 7, antisemitic incidents on California college campuses increased 2,000 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, according to JPAC.
Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto is expanding its reach, actively recruiting students from mainland China alongside other international initiatives.
The law would require courts to apply local California law, rather than foreign law, in cases involving art stolen during the Holocaust, even if the art is held abroad.
Police used LEGO to cover suspects' faces, sparks debate over law compliance.
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