Demonstrators gather at UNLV over Middle Eastern conflict [Video]

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A protest scheduled for Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, gathered a group of activists responding to the recent conflict in the Middle East.

Approximately 150 people were influenced by recent protests on college campuses across the U.S. and joined a gathering at the UNLV outdoor amphitheater. Participants said the protests were to support the Palestinian people during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

An unidentified man who called himself the protestors’ “liaison” said many of the students who participated had chosen to conceal themselves, citing online harassment. Multiple student organizations were responsible for the demonstration, he said, which was aimed at gathering information on UNLV finances and establishing whether or not the school was invested in weapons or surveillance used in the …