Israel Block Party at University of Texas disrupted by agitators

Students attending an yearly Israel artifact enactment astatine the University of Texas astatine Austin were met with disruptive anti-Israel protesters connected Wednesday afternoon. 

The Israel Block Party has been a contented organized by Texas Hillel astatine UT Austin for 25 years. 

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According to its website, the lawsuit is the largest pro-Israel lawsuit connected a assemblage field successful North America and is meant to observe the culture, strength, resilience, and anticipation of Israel and the Israeli people.

Students attending an yearly Israel artifact enactment astatine the University of Texas astatine Austin were met with disruptive anti-Israel protesters. (Fox News)

Around 50 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered conscionable feet away, galore wearing masks and holding signs denouncing Israel. They chanted, "Israel is simply a violent state. There’s thing present to celebrate."

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Jewish students told Fox News they felt acrophobic connected their ain campus. 

Jewish students told Fox News they felt acrophobic connected their ain campus.  (Fox News)

"I deliberation I truly shouldn’t person to, arsenic a student, beryllium frightened to spell to a party, a artifact party, connected my campuses," Rebecca Katz, University of Texas freshman. "I honestly I was a small tense to travel to the Israeli artifact enactment due to the fact that of the protests, but I deliberation UT, information and Hillel person done a truly bully occupation of making everyone consciousness safe."

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Blake Shanberg, a inferior astatine the University of Texas, said the students were conscionable trying to observe their culture. 

"You’ll spot students connected this field are not trying to beryllium hateful," Shanberg said. "We’re conscionable trying to bask and celebrate. And we’re trying to amusement that determination is simply a mode to person valid peace. "

The anti-Israel protesters were besides calling to escaped Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student from Syria, who led monolithic protests connected the Ivy League field past year.  (Fox News)

The anti-Israel protesters were besides calling to escaped Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student from Syria, who led monolithic protests connected the Ivy League field past year. Khalil is present held astatine an crystal detention installation successful Louisiana and is successful the mediate of a ineligible conflict with the Trump medication who is pushing to get him deported. 

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Protests remained peaceful with field constabulary and unit connected tract monitoring some groups.

Last April, implicit 100 anti-Israel protesters were arrested connected UT Austin field and constabulary had to usage capsicum spray to interruption up the monolithic crowds.