Nearly 80 anti-Israel protesters at the University of Texas at Austin were arrested during Monday’s surprise attempt to set up an encampment, according to university officials.
“The University of Texas learned Tuesday that, of the 79 people arrested on our campus Monday, 45 had no affiliation with UT Austin,” the university said in an emailed statement. “These numbers validate our concern that much of the disruption on campus over the past week has been orchestrated by people from outside the University, including groups with ties to escalating protests at other universities around the country.
