Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UT-Austin open rift among Jewish students

A student draped with an Israeli flag listens as University of Texas at Austin professors Pavithra Vasudevan and Karma Chavez lead students in a discussion during a pro-Palestinian teach-in on campus on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune)

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In early April, Jadd Hashem and Elijah Kahlenberg sat at a table between the Texas Hillel’s annual Israel Block Party at the University of Texas at Austin and a demonstration organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee. A sign taped at the front of their table read: “One Palestinian. One Jew. Two Brothers. Ask us anything.”