Hundreds of students walked out of class at the University of Texas at Austin today to rally for Palestine and attempt to occupy the South Lawn on campus.The students are now gathering on the South Lawn and have been setting up tents while chanting "Free Free Palestine" and other slogans, including ones aimed at the Israeli Defense Forces and even Austin police.
"The timing of this protest is not lost on us - making use of a Jewish holiday and observance to promote a hateful agenda - and we quickly contacted our university and security partners to begin coordinating a response plan to keep our campus and our students safe," said the post.Texas Hillel said it started working with campus partners and UTPD to prepare for the protest "to ensure student and campus safety.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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