Israel-Palestine conflict

A jury sentenced Raunaq Alam to 2 years in prison but opted to suspend his sentence in lieu of 5 years probation.

Raunaq Alam, a pro-Palestine activist, was accused of spray painting "F*** Israel" on a Christian church in Euless. Prosecutors argued he committed a hate crime, and his defense attorneys said he was making a protected political statement.

Julia Venzor took the stand against Raunaq Alam as part of a deal with prosecutors. They're accused of spray painting "F*** Israel" on a church in Euless.

Tarrant County prosecutors say Raunaq Alam committed a hate crime when he and two others graffitied "F*** Israel" on a church in Euless. His defense attorney says foreign countries are not defended by hate crime laws.

Criticizing Israel isn't the same as being antisemitic, the Texas branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations says. Tarrant County prosecutors say the indictments are 'based on the evidence.'

Dozens of American doctors and nurses who’ve volunteered in Gaza gathered at Parkland Hospital in Dallas Thursday to call for a ceasefire amid the humanitarian crisis they’ve witnessed firsthand.

Ali Asgar Alibhai was arrested in May 2024 at a student-led demonstration. He says his constitutional rights were violated.

Dozens of people gathered for a "Stop Starving Gaza Now" protest organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement. Dallas police arrested 12 of them.

Immigration authorities arrested Leqaa Kordia for allegedly overstaying her visa nearly a year after she attended a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University.

Students for Justice in Palestine said the university's decision not to allow Belal El Sherif on campus is political retaliation for his activism.

Attorneys for Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman arrested in New Jersey and being detained in an ICE facility in Alvarado, are demanding her release in federal court.

The school said Wednesday 19 of its international students had their immigration status terminated by the federal government, calling the situation "fluid."