Photo: Cops Crack Down on Campus Protests

The University of Texas is just one campus that has seen police arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators.

In April, Texas state police tangled with University of Texas at Austin student protesters, pushing them off the campus and sending some into the streets. The protest began when students walked out of class with demands that the university divest from manufacturers supplying weapons to Israel in the ongoing war in Gaza. Gov. Greg Abbott posted on X, "Arrests being made right now & will continue until the crowd disperses. These protesters belong in jail. Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas. Period," teeing up challenges about whether the move complied with the First Amendment.

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[Rob Misek]

The international court of justice of the UN has ruled against Israel.

Both Israel and the US are signatories to the UN genocide convention. Defying this ruling makes Israel and any signatory state supporting them in violation of their UN obligations. In fact Pariahs.

Pro Palestinian protests are now SUPPORTERS OF THE UN.

“The ICJ ordered Israel to halt its military assault in Rafah
It ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza to allow in humanitarian aid
Israel must also provide access to Gaza for investigators
It must report back on its progress within one month
The order was adopted by 15 judges in a 13-2 vote, with Israel and Uganda opposed”

[MatthewSlyfield]

"Both Israel and the US are signatories to the UN genocide convention. Defying this ruling makes Israel and any signatory state supporting them in violation of their UN obligations. In fact Pariahs."

The US is not a signatory to the treaty under which the ICJ operates and the US is therefore under zero obligation to accept the ICJ's decision in this matter as valid.

[Rob Misek]

Were you hoping that the US would get off on a technicality? You’re wrong. Don’t confuse the ICC with the ICJ.

The ICJ is the UN international court of justice which has ruled against Israel using the UN genocide convention which both the US and Israel are signatories to and are obligated to comply with.

The ICC, the international criminal court which will soon issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his ministers is the continuation of the Rome Statute dealing with crimes against humanity which the US was a signatory to but later reneged from.

[Rob Misek]

If Biden continues to support Israel in defiance of the ICJ he’s got to throw the US permanent membership and veto powers to the UN away.

For what, to be Israel’s bitch?

[TrickyVic (old school)]

Leaders of Hamas also have arrest warrants.

Something you suspiciously omit.

[EdG]

When writing Reason comments, it's best to limit the comment to a single thought easily grasped.

[Rob Misek]

The US has already pissed in that pool having stated that it will oppose all criticism of Israel that doesn’t also criticize another group.

Blanket coercion deflecting recognition of Israeli atrocities doesn’t advance justice.

“On July 26, 2002, John Negroponte, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, stated (during a closed meeting of the UN Security Council) that the United States will oppose Security Council resolutions concerning the Israeli–Palestinian conflict that condemn Israel without also condemning terrorist groups. This became known as the Negroponte Doctrine, and has been viewed by officials in the United States as a counterweight to the frequent resolutions denouncing Israel that are passed by the UN General Assembly.”

[Henweigh]

Ha ha ha! Israel is a sovereign nation. No one can "order" them to do anything.

[Rob Misek]

Like North Korea.

The difference being, in the stolen occupied apartheid state of Israel, Jews are committing a holocaust in Gaza.

Jew will never live this down, forever recognized by the world, the irrefutable evidence stored and shared for all time by everyone.

The world also recognizes that the US has become nothing more than Israel’s genocidal bitch. This is on all Americans.

How will the US possibly survive all the national and international injustice it is currently committing?

Not by being Israel’s bitch.

[tracerv]

Where are the dogs and firehoses when you need them?

[Medulla Oblongata]

Just arrested? They're lucky. Unarmed trespassers on government property in D.C. got shot in the face.

[Longtobefree]

Texas has a long and proud history of giving crooks a fair trial before they are hung.
(well, most crooks)

[Nardz]

Weird that they let all other "protests" go unimpeded, but the pro Palestine ones are shut down...
Should stick to just being anti-white, with a special exemption for jews.

[mad.casual]

This never happened. - Nardz

Congrats, Nardz, you're beginning to sound like KMW about this.

[Chumby]

Protesting is fine. Physically blocking others from engaging in their activities not so much. The arrests may be occurring in instances of each; basically woke on woke for the latter.

[mad.casual]

So was it a secret that these Universities were invested in mutual funds and portfolios that are partially invested in businesses that make money selling weapons to the US government for the US government to give to Israel or is this a situation where these kids knowingly gave tuition and/or student loan money to a/the University and are now bitching about how they fractionally spend some of the money?

[AT]

That's my new wallpaper.

Never stop punching the hippies, guys.

[The Ignorant One]

You fail to mention that only 79 were arrested for criminal trespassing out over 500 protesters.
So, how does the 1st Amendment fit in here? Weak.