Police detain a demonstrator inside a pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus on Thursday, May 2, in Los Angeles. (AP/Ethan Swope)
"So let me be clear... Violent protest is not protected. Peaceful protest is. It's against the law when violence occurs. Destroying property is not a peaceful protest. It's against the law. Vandalism. Trespassing. Breaking windows. Shutting down campuses. Forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations. None of this is a peaceful protest," Biden continued. "Threatening people. Intimidating people. Instilling fear in people is not peaceful protest. It's against the law.
"Dissent is essential to democracy. But dissent must never lead to disorder or to denying the rights of others so students can finish a semester and their college education," the president added.
On the other side of the country, dramatic scenes are unfolding on the campus of UCLA, where police have been removing barricades surrounding a pro-Palestinian encampment and are detaining protesters.
RESURFACED POST COMES BACK TO HAUNT BIDEN AFTER ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS SWEEP THE NATION
Demonstrators supporting Palestinians in Gaza barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall at Columbia University on Tuesday. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)
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Jean-Pierre also claimed that Biden is "not doing a both sides scenario here" when it comes to addressing supporters of Israelis and Palestinians.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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