Moment painting contractor sprays over pro-Palestine protestors who refuse to move when he tries to cover up their vandalism - as activists launch shocking claim

A painting contractor hired to paint over pro-Palestine graffiti on a college campus sprayed a group of protestors refusing to move as he covered up their vandalism.

The incident took place at Case Western Reserve University, a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.

American author Andy Ngo shared video online captioned: 'A contractor hired to paint over a vandalized wall by pro-Gaza activists is met by protesters who want to stop him. He proceeds to paint over them too.'

Video shows a white wall in an outdoor area of the university that has been vandalized with pro-Gaza symbols, scribbles and phrases.

A painting contractor hired to paint over pro-Palestine graffiti on a college campus sprayed a group of protestors refusing to move as he covered up their vandalism

Video shows a white wall in an outdoor area of the university that has been vandalized with pro-Gaza symbols, scribbles and phrases

The contractor nonchalantly sprays the protestors propped up against the graffiti as he attempts to cover the mess up - but is faced with the activists who are refusing to leave. 

As it becomes clear that the contractor will not be stopping the despite the activists lack of movement, the first of the protestors pulls down a plastic protective mask to shield their face from the paint as the rest of the squad put on the same gear.  

According to Ngo, the protesters are now trying to claim they were assaulted with paint by the contractor - who was doing his job.

Users on X disagree with assault claims. 'No one made them stand there, they had free will to walk away- this trophy generation is killing me,' one said.

'Yes, and after the first guy got painted, they should have known to leave. They wanted to be painted. I saw nothing,' another agreed. 

DailyMail.com has reached out to Cape Western Reserve University for comment and a spokesperson for the university said: 'None of this behavior is acceptable, nor does it contribute to the safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for which Case Western Reserve is known,' speaking about recent activities on campus. 

It comes as college campuses nationwide are seeing protests arise on both sides of the conflict in the Middle East following Hamas' terror attack on Israel on October 7. 

As it becomes clear that the contractor will not be stopping the despite the activists lack of movement, the first of the protestors pulls down a plastic protective mask to shield their face from the paint as the rest of the squad put on the same gear 

Pro-Palestine activists at the prestigious Columbia University pitched tents and wreaked havoc on campus at the end of April - causing other colleges, like UCLA and NYU, to follow suit. 

Columbia descended into chaos as leaders and officials at the Ivy League involved NYPD officers as the situation intensified. 

There were more than 700 arrests in April by police breaking up the protests, which spread like wildfire across the US to at least 76 other universities and rising. 

Many say America is witnessing a crisis in academia that has been years in the making - and have even spread to the UK. 

In an embarrassing attempt at a protest exposed by rapper Macklemore in his new music video, student protesters at the University of Ottawa misspelled Palestine while defacing a campus building.

In one scene, 'Free Palastine' is incorrectly spray painted across the stairs of Tabaret Hall at the University of Ottawa.

The contractor nonchalantly sprays the protestors propped up against the graffiti as he attempts to cover the mess up - but is faced with the activists who are refusing to leave

Protests are getting messy nationwide as supporters of both sides of the conflict stand off against each other.  

At the University of Mississippi, a student was expelled by his fraternity after he taunted a black pro-Palestine protestor with monkey noises.  

Finance major James 'JP' Staples was named by the college chapter of the NAACP as the student who was filmed hopping from foot to foot and grunting like an ape at Jaylin Smith during an ugly clash on the college's Oxford campus.

Staples, 21, was expelled from a college fraternity on Friday as it condemned 'racist actions antithetical to the values of Phi Delta Theta and the Mississippi Alpha chapter'.

He chanted 'Lizzo' and 'lock her up' after stepping forward to film the counter-protest as police tried to keep the sides apart.