Students attending the annual Israeli neighborhood party at the University of Texas In Austin On Wednesday afternoon, destructive anti-Israel protesters were met.
The Israeli Block Party is a tradition organized by UT Austin, Texas, for 25 years.
According to its website, the event is the largest pro-Israeli event on university campuses In North America It aims to celebrate the culture, strength, resilience and hope of Israel and the Israeli people.
Students at the annual Israeli neighborhood party at the University of Texas at Austin met destructive anti-Israel protesters. (Fox News)
About 50 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside the distance, many wearing masks and holding signs Condemn Israel. They shouted, “Israel is a terrorist. There is nothing to celebrate here.”
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Jewish students told Fox News that they were scared on their campuses.
Jewish students told Fox News that they were scared on their campuses. (Fox News)
“I think as a student, I really don’t have to be afraid to go to a party, a barrier party,” said University of Texas freshman Rebecca Katz. “To be honest, I was a little nervous about attending the Israeli neighborhood due to the protests, but I think UT, Security and Hillel did a really good job of making everyone feel safe.”
Jewish students in Austin, Utah shouted: “They are chanting the death of Jews.”
Blake Shanberg, a junior at the University of Texas, said students just wanted to celebrate their culture.
“You’ll see that students on this campus aren’t trying to hate,” Chamberg said. “We’re just trying to enjoy and celebrate. We’re trying to prove that there’s an effective way to peace.”
Anti-Israel protesters also called for the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil from Syria, who led a massive protest on the Ivy League campus last year. (Fox News)
Anti-Israel protesters also call for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a student at Columbia University From SyriaLast year, he held a massive protest on the Ivy League campus. Khalil is now in an ice detention center in Louisiana, and is in the process of Trump administration Who is pushing him to be deported.
The protests were kept peaceful with campus police and on-site surveillance teams.
In April last year, more than 100 anti-Israel protesters were arrested on the UT Austin campus and police had to use pepper spray to break down large crowds.
