Dozens of students at the 💸 University of Mississippi gathered this week to protest against Israel's war in Gaza and to call for the state's flagship 💸 university to be transparent in its potential dealings with Israel.
There were hundreds of 💸 counter-protesters, in contrast to the few dozen pro-Palestine protesters. The scene evoked memories of the resistance to the civil rights 💸 struggle in the BR south six decades earlier.
The counter-protesters included individuals 💸 waving American flags and Trump flags. At one point, they sang the American national anthem, drowning out the pro-Palestine group's 💸 chants.
Less than an hour after the protest began, police disbanded 💸 it – notably after counter-protests threw items, including water bottles, at the pro-Palestine group. Police safely evacuated the pro-Palestine students 💸 as the largely white, male group of counter-protesters chanted, "Nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye."
Some university leaders and politicians around the BR have used the term 💸 "outside agitator" to attempt to discredit student-led protests and movements.
The actions of the 💸 counter-protesters – who shouted "Fuck Joe Biden", "Who's your daddy?", "USA", "Hit the showers", "Your nose is huge", and, in 💸 one instance, included a white man making monkey noises at a Black woman – have been widely condemned on social 💸 media.