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Local representatives weigh in on Israel-Hamas impact in US [Video]

A growing number of pro-Palestinian protests have left many Jewish students feeling unsafe. Some ‘anti-war’ protests spiraled into anti-semitic calls for violence.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — As rising tensions test the line between free speech and hate speech on American college campuses, two of Missouri’s most popular politicians are speaking out about the ongoing university protests over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. 

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), who previously supported free speech protections on college campuses, is urging U.S. President Joe Biden to deputize National Guard troops into federal military forces and deploy them to college campuses. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) is casting doubt on the legitimacy of a recent rash of violent rhetoric. 

Videos started to spread online over the weekend showing demonstrators cheering or celebrating Hamas’ use of rockets and protesters calling to “burn Tel Aviv to the ground.” Another viral video taken outside the campus of Columbia University on Friday …

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