Student have adorned the iconic statue of George Washington in the University Yard with a Palestinian flag and kaffiyeh. / Photo: Reuters
Those in the protest demanded an immediate cessation of what they denounced as their colleges' implicit endorsement of Israel's egregious human rights violations in Palestine.Growing protest movement on university campuses in the US could help shift American policy on Israel in the long term. Photo: TRT World
The presence of such a diverse spectrum of voices at GWU underscored a powerful truth — solidarity transcends boundaries.Students and staff — putting their careers at risk — across dozens of universities and college campuses demanding that Israel end its war on Gaza and their universities divest from Tel Aviv have been arrested, manhandled and some even suspended.