Dallas woman whose Israeli cousins were killed by Hamas discusses ongoing anguish
"I'm not going to be quiet," Slifer said. "I'm going to stand up for Israel and the Jewish people until my last breath."
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"I'm not going to be quiet," Slifer said. "I'm going to stand up for Israel and the Jewish people until my last breath."
Some Jewish students at the University of Texas at Dallas said walking on campus is a stroll into antisemitic verbal attacks and even getting spit on. Disagreement, they said, doesn't have to compel this behavior.
Sunday, a rally called Stand with Palestine ended without incident. But that doesn't mean the atmosphere on campus is calm and peaceful.
Students told CBS News Texas that they plan to be there for the foreseeable future. A student organizer says the university won't support their divestment campaign for the war in Gaza.
The arrested are mostly students and some faculty members being held on misdemeanor charges.
Protesters chanting, "Free Palestine" set up encampments on the South Lawn.
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Students said this was about showing solidarity and not wanting the university to be associated with Israel's fight.
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"These protesters belong in jail. Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas. Period."
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Protesters chanted "Stop the U.S. war machine."
Other labor organizations have shared their support for a cease-fire in the war-torn region.
Painting to protest for peace, Dallas artist Roberto Marquez wasted no time traveling as close as he could get to the suffering felt by those directly impacted by the Israel-Hamas war.
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"We are standing, marching together against evilness."
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