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    Backlash against Texas governor after he sends troopers on horseback into Gaza protest on campus

    by Mike Bedigan Apr 26, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

    Texas governor Greg Abbott has been accused of going too far with crackdowns on college pro-Palestine protesters.

    Up to 100 state troopers, including some on horseback, were called in to stop demonstrations at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.

    Students are demanding that the college divest from manufacturers supplying weapons to Israel, a call that’s been Universities from New York to California have staged similar pro-Palestine demonstrations in

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