A group of students at the University of Mississippi belted out “The Star-Spangled Banner” during a protest this week, drowning out the voices of anti-Israel agitators on the Ole Miss campus.
In a video posted to X on Thursday, students could be heard singing the national anthem loudly, eclipsing the chants of nearby protesters, many of whom were carrying Palestinian flags.
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Dozens of students were evacuated from the Ole Miss campus after some 60 people gathered to loudly protest the Israeli government.The pro-Palestinian protest ultimately devolved into a shouting match between anti-Israel protesters and counter-protestors, according to the Mississippi Clarion Ledger.
Counter-protesters began shouting, “Terrorists,” toward the anti-Israel protesters, who were chanting, “Free, free Palestine!” Police soon intervened, moving the crowd to a different space on campus.
When the protest dispersed, the university released a statement saying the demonstration ended peacefully.
“As a public institution, the University of Mississippi is committed to supporting the rights of our students, faculty, and employees to express their views in a respectful manner and to assemble peacefully as enshrined in the First Amendment,” Ole Miss stated in a press release. “While
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