Texas State Police and Austin police surrounded anti-Israel demonstrators at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday, according to the campus newspaper.
Video posted by The Texas Horn, a conservative publication run by students at the university, shows the demonstrators, most of them masked, demanding that the university “disclose information” and “withdraw” from Israel. marched around campus. Law enforcement and state troopers arrived to thwart campus occupations, a trend that has taken place at prominent universities across the country over the past week.
“Disclose, sell, we won’t stop, we won’t rest,” the demonstrators chanted.
Austin, Texas: Pro-Palestinian protests underway at Texas State University in Austin. Most of the protesters are wearing masks.
Please stay tuned for further updates.#txlege #txed pic.twitter.com/FIcYGEEkIp
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
BREAKING NEWS – AUSTIN, TEXAS: Pro-Palestinian protesters begin marching, calling on UT to withdraw from Israel. #txlege #txed pic.twitter.com/wxFWh4euZ6
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
According to The Texas Horn, state troopers and police arrived at the protest and thwarted an attempt by protesters to “grasp the lawn.”
Austin, Texas: State troopers and Austin police successfully contain anti-Israel protests#txlege #txed pic.twitter.com/6V4SdP7ZDt
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas: Anti-Israel demonstrators’ “turf occupation” attempts have so far been unsuccessful.#txlege #txed pic.twitter.com/e7WlFHxBQs
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
The Texas Horn reported that there was an increased presence of troops who arrived to protect the campus from being taken over by protesters.
AUSTIN, Texas: State trooper presence has increased at anti-Israel protests here.#txlege #txed pic.twitter.com/NIe04hd0hg
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
Law enforcement agencies called on demonstrators to disperse, the paper said. The protests continued with crowds chanting “Free, Free, Free Palestine.” Law enforcement can be seen chasing protesters on the side of the road.
Austin, Texas: Protesters called on to disperse#txlege #txed pic.twitter.com/ZcKfOaWxFb
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
Austin, Texas: Anti-Israel marches continue#txlege pic.twitter.com/GVw4mTpGRI
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
Protesters claimed that the Austin Police Department and the Israel Defense Forces were the same as the Ku Klux Klan, chanting, “APD, KKK, IDF, they’re all the same.”
BREAKING NEWS – AUSTIN, TEXAS: Anti-Israel protesters claim police are like the KKK.
“The same goes for the KKK, the IDF, and the APD (Austin Police Department).” #txlege pic.twitter.com/ngjg6STs4Z
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
According to The Texas Horn, footage shows a crowd of protesters surrounding three police officers on horseback and continuing to protest despite law enforcement orders to disperse.
AUSTIN, Texas: Anti-Israel protests continue despite calls to disperse.#txlege #txed pic.twitter.com/EDjhkv4ovr
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
As police on horseback blocked the road, the crowd began chanting to the officers: “You will not scare us” and “You will serve us.”
“You don’t scare us!” they chanted repeatedly. “We are a people, and you serve us. You serve us.”
Protesters protest against police: “We are the people, you serve us” #txlege #txed pic.twitter.com/9Wg8bdgrlX
— Texas Horn (@thetexashorn) April 24, 2024
Anti-Israel protests have sparked large-scale clashes between law enforcement and college students across the United States, particularly on Ivy League campuses. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) on Thursday arrested more than 100 protesters who had set up an encampment on campus and refused to leave the area. (Related: AOC praises ‘peaceful’ anti-Israel protesters causing chaos on Ivy League campus)
Columbia University President Nemat “Minoush” Shafiq ordered classes to be held remotely on Monday as the university tightens security controls around its Morningside Heights campus. according to Go to ABC News 7. Police reportedly arrested 113 people in connection with clashes with demonstrators earlier this week, and three more on Saturday.
“We are acting on the concerns raised by our Jewish students and are providing additional support and resources to ensure the safety of our community,” a Columbia University spokesperson said. Said CNN reported in a statement.
Police on Sunday arrested more than 40 people on trespassing charges after refusing to break up a camp at Yale University. A pro-Palestinian group called Occupy Beinecke similarly set up 24 tents on Columbia University’s campus to show solidarity with the university, CBS News reported. report.
Sahar Tartak, a Jewish student at Yale University, it is claimed The New York Post reported that she was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag on Sunday night after pro-Palestinian protesters taunted her and held up her middle finger.
President Joe Biden condemned anti-Israel protests that led many Jewish students to flee campus for their safety.
“The story of the ancient persecution of Jews in the Haggadah reminds us that we must speak out against the alarming surge in anti-Semitism in our schools, communities, and online. Silence. are complicit. Even in recent days, we have seen calls for harassment and violence against Jews,” the president’s statement said.
“This blatant anti-Semitism is reprehensible, it is dangerous, and it has no place on college campuses or anywhere in our country,” Biden continued.
Protesters chanted blatantly anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas chants on campus. “Al-Qassam, you make us proud. Kill another soldier now”, “We say justice, you say method. Burn down Tel Aviv”. and “Hamas loves you. We support your rocket too.” according to On Fox News.
According to a report on CNN, Rabbi Elie Buechler, who is part of the Orthodox Jewish Learning Initiative on Columbia University’s campus, told Jake Tapper that he sent WhatsApp messages to about 300 mostly Orthodox Jewish students. He said he had “strongly” suggested that he leave campus.
