The Dallas Police Department (DPD) has yet to fulfill an open records request for its communications regarding the monitoring of anti-Israel rallies in the city.
The Dallas Express filed a request on November 13 for any communication within DPD that mentioned “Palestine,” “Palestinian,” or “Hamas” during the five weeks following Hamas’ terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7. The request is still pending.
A separate request was filed in October with the DPD asking for documents on the permitting of an anti-Israel rally in Dallas. The department told The Dallas Express that no records matched what was requested.
Anti-Israel rallies have flooded Dallas over the weekends since Hamas’ terrorist attacks. Several of the protest organizers have openly stated pro-Hamas views online, as reported by The Dallas Express.
Three groups who helped put on some of the rallies — the Palestinian Youth Movement, the Dallas Anti-War Committee, and the Muslim American Society — all posted statements supporting the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel by Hamas while they were being conducted.
The Hamas attacks left an estimated 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals dead. More than 17,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in Israel’s subsequent military operations.
Dallas residents have previously expressed they want more transparency from the City. As reported by The Dallas Express, when asked by a pollster if they “support more transparency for the City of Dallas,” nearly 56% of respondents who described themselves as centrists answered in the affirmative.
In total, 40% of all respondents to the poll indicated support for a more transparent local government, with over 22% saying that they did not know. Only 35% of people surveyed said they did not think the City needed to be more transparent.
