Mounted Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Protesters at University of Texas

Hundreds of local and state police — including some on horseback and holding batons — cleared pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Texas campus in Austin. About 30 arrests were made. The University says its campus will not be occupied. Similar protests have been held at college campuses across the country.

Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies enabling the conflict. Some Jewish students say the protests have veered into antisemitism and made them afraid to set foot on campus, partly prompting a heavier hand from universities.

The confrontation was an escalation on the 53,000-student campus in the state’s capital, where more than 50 protesters were arrested last week.