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Fox News reports that pro-Hamas propaganda and weapons were found at an encampment at UT-Austin last month
While breaking up that camp, police discovered a series of handouts celebrating the death of innocent Jews and the elimination of Israel. The material, in paper stacks bound by rubber bands and metal clips, was hidden among art supplies for distribution at the event, officials said.
One document praised the rocket attacks that continue to this day. Another rejected peace or a two-state solution, reading, "we are not satisfied with co-existence or ending apartheid, liberate the land, from the river to the sea."
“The material repetitively calls for the absolute elimination of Israel and Israelis through violence, and that's about as extreme as it gets," said Paul Edgar, an expert in Middle Eastern cultures at the University of Texas. "It is very intentional about identifying and supporting other extremists and terrorist groups: Lions' Den, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the PLO," the Palestine Liberation Organization.
UT officials also said they found weapons; chains and steel cables to barricade doors; and buckets of rocks and bricks to assault police. Of 79 arrested, 45 had no affiliation with the university, the officials added.