Gallery: Pro-Palestinian Students Protest Israeli Politician’s Speech at UTShunya CarrollNov 19, 20242 min readProtestors rally at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs in reaction to former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's talk held on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 19, 2024.Hadi who wished to omit his last name, of the Palestine Solidarity Committee leads the protest at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19, 2024, in Austin, Texas. The free speech demonstration vilified former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, calling him a war criminal after he was invited to speak on campus. An Austin, Texas police officer tapes off a 100-foot perimeter around the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public affairs to keep Pro-Palestinian protestors within the authorized amplified sound area on Nov. 19, 2024. The free speech demonstration vilified former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett who was speaking at an event. The crowd accused him of being a war criminal and condemned the university for allowing his talk.In response to a talk featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Pro-Palestine protestors condemned his presence at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19, 2024. They chanted behind a 100 foot perimeter taped off by Austin police officers. The demonstrators chanted “We will not stand down in the face of injustice.”Texas State Troopers arrive at the protest organized by Palestine Solidarity Committee at the LBJ School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19, 2024, in Austin, Texas. The troopers also responded to a peaceful pro-Palestine protest in April during a wave of American university protests that led to dozens of arrests.Pro-Palestine protestors line the LBJ School of Public Affairs lawn in reaction to an event featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Nov. 19, 2024. The protest, organized by Palestine Solidarity Committee, condemned Bennett’s actions and the university for hosting him.
Protestors rally at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs in reaction to former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's talk held on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 19, 2024.Hadi who wished to omit his last name, of the Palestine Solidarity Committee leads the protest at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19, 2024, in Austin, Texas. The free speech demonstration vilified former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, calling him a war criminal after he was invited to speak on campus. An Austin, Texas police officer tapes off a 100-foot perimeter around the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public affairs to keep Pro-Palestinian protestors within the authorized amplified sound area on Nov. 19, 2024. The free speech demonstration vilified former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett who was speaking at an event. The crowd accused him of being a war criminal and condemned the university for allowing his talk.In response to a talk featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Pro-Palestine protestors condemned his presence at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19, 2024. They chanted behind a 100 foot perimeter taped off by Austin police officers. The demonstrators chanted “We will not stand down in the face of injustice.”Texas State Troopers arrive at the protest organized by Palestine Solidarity Committee at the LBJ School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19, 2024, in Austin, Texas. The troopers also responded to a peaceful pro-Palestine protest in April during a wave of American university protests that led to dozens of arrests.Pro-Palestine protestors line the LBJ School of Public Affairs lawn in reaction to an event featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Nov. 19, 2024. The protest, organized by Palestine Solidarity Committee, condemned Bennett’s actions and the university for hosting him.