Gazans salute university students’ uprising for Palestine

from Mondoweiss

As Israel’s invasion of Rafah has begun, people in Gaza are holding out hope that international pressure will force Israel to refrain from going further in its genocidal campaign. A part of that hope is tied to the heroic actions of university students across the U.S. who are rising up for Gaza and for Palestine. 

A week before the most recent escalation of Israel’s military campaign, people in Gaza were writing messages on placards in their displacement camps, thanking the students for reminding the people of Gaza that they are not alone and that entire generations in the U.S., the largest supporter of the war machine eliminating Palestinian life in Gaza, are committed to putting a stop to the genocide.

In front of the displacement camps, children stand to deliver a message of thanks to the solidarity protests. In front of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, a group of doctors holds a conference thanking the students. Likewise, in markets and public places, activists participate on social media holding up signs also thanking the free students defending the rights of Palestinians.

The media spokesman for al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Dr. Khalil Al-Dakran, expressed thanks on behalf of Palestinian doctors in a message he read at a vigil...

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