In America and Canada… Palestinian supporters confront ‘Israeli security’

I was a witness University of California in Los Angeles A case of controversy last May, when violent clashes broke out on campus.

Pro-Palestinian protesters said they were treated aggressively by security guards at the Israeli company Magen-Am, which employs individuals with a military background.

UCLA later admitted that the company was hired to help monitor the protests, worked in coordination with local law enforcement, and received $1 million in city funding for its services.

In addition, American security company Contemporary Service Cooperation, which has an exclusive branch in Israel, has also been contracted to manage campus security and address protest hotspots throughout Los Angeles.

And that at the city university New Yorkwhich has witnessed escalating student protests, the university agreed to a $4 million security contract with Strategic Security, a company owned by Joseph Sordi, a former officer in… NIPD Who was trained in Israeli intelligence (Mossad).

Sordi “proudly” promoted the vocational education he obtained IsraelThe company’s website notes that its security managers receive “formal training in Israel.”

The City University of New York defended its decision, citing “unsafe and hostile conditions” inside the pro-Palestinian protest camps.

Last April, the protests saw the arrest of more than 170 people, as well as the exposure of numerous students to injuries ranging from broken bones to the loss of teeth, which required medical intervention.

Tensions also broke out Montreal In Canada, where students took to the streets chanting “globalization of the intifada” to protest Concordia University’s decision to hire two Israeli security firms, Perceptig International and Moshav Security Consultants.

Two companies are run by two veterans Israeli army They are Adam Cohen, who was a former security officer JerusalemEyal Feldman, who was a reserve commander in the Israeli army and a former special adviser to the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

The participation of security companies linked to Israel highlighted the adoption of… US Israel’s growing influence over the private security sector is seen by protesters and student organizations as exacerbating the problem.