Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
Monkeyshines during a chaotic anti-Israel protest are no laughing matter at Ole Miss — at least when allegations of racism are hurled.
On Thursday, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on campus in what has become this spring’s rite of passage for college students and their friends. On the other side, counter-protesters gathered with American flags, according to CNN.
At one point, a graduate student later identified as Jaylin Smith, 24, left the main body of anti-Israel protesters to advance upon the counter-protesters, videoing them with her phone.
A counter-protester jumps up and down and hoots like a monkey toward a protester who was live-streaming on her phone at @OleMiss today. Chants of “lock her up” as the Dean of Students (@marsh_brent) and multiple law enforcement agencies regain order. pic.twitter.com/fCU3hTioVL — Stacey J. Spiehler (@StaceyJSpiehler) May 3, 2024
As she approached, video showed a student in American flag overalls retreating to the ranks of counter-protesters as he filmed her …
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