As the academic year concludes, student protests in solidarity with Gaza and Palestine have intensified across various universities worldwide. In the United States, campuses like UC Berkeley and UC Irvine have seen significant pro-Palestinian demonstrations, with students demanding divestment from companies profiting from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. Similar actions have been observed in Europe, with notable protests at the University of Amsterdam, Humboldt University in Berlin, and various institutions in the UK, including SOAS and Sciences Po. These protests have often faced repressive measures from university administrations and local authorities. In Germany, police have been called to quell dissent, while in the Netherlands and the UK, students have established encampments to sustain their protests. The movement has also gained traction in Canada and Australia, with students at the University of Melbourne and other institutions participating in solidarity actions. Protests have also occurred in Frankfurt and Rafah. Despite the end of classes, the momentum of these protests suggests that student activism for Palestinian solidarity will continue through the summer.
Student protesters at Berlin’s Humboldt University who have occupied the building of the Department of Social Sciences today renaming it the ‘Jabalia institute’ protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the university’s complicity in it alongside of Germany staunch support https://t.co/6VNCP5Wys8
Pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Melbourne have ended their encampment after a week-long sit-in. https://t.co/j6BDtFDSzh
🇵🇸 Participants of the pro-Palestinian protest , the Humboldt University building in Berlin https://t.co/AkqsY31k1N
At last week's graduation ceremony, in an athletics complex nearly 100 blocks from the police-guarded Columbia University campus, student protests for Gaza continued. Those mentioning other conflicts, like the war in Ukraine, were booed / @LeeYaron https://t.co/JGnoum24yZ
Pro-Palestinian student and faculty protesters have begun marching through UC Irvine campus toward the former site of the school’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment which was violently swept by hundreds of police last week. https://t.co/fmDKjdVxzt https://t.co/SvZ7YdPRWZ
Students Rising: Dismantling Oppression, Imagining Futures - A Conversation with Students & Activists on the Front Lines Part 4 Featuring: University of Hawaii, SOAS-London, Sciences PO-Paris, & EHESS-Paris, Helsinki-Norway https://t.co/zKj8txn0K0
Pro-Palestinian protesters storm the Humboldt University building in Berlin. https://t.co/ahqn2fjp31
Live in ONE hour with @4Bassam! Tune in on X or YouTube at: https://t.co/kYEiYWTnuN "Students Rising: Dismantling Oppression, Imagining Futures Part 4" 3:30 PM EST | 8:30 PM London | 9:30 PM Paris) https://t.co/8bWNMuuvlJ https://t.co/NaNbC0GgOG
Protests over the war in Gaza have rattled and divided university campuses across the United States over the past few months https://t.co/Xkq1mn1f0l
I've been to protests at USC, UCLA and now, Cal State L.A., where the Gaza Solidarity Encampment is going into its fourth week. I talked to students at the largely working-class, minority majority university about why they are — and aren't — protesting https://t.co/V155fSXsKw
Pro-Palestinian protesters broke into the Humboldt University building in Berlin Eyewitnesses write that the protest has been going on for a couple of hours, but the police still have not cleared the building. The police write on X that, according to their estimates, there were… https://t.co/XrKRf44QyO
Students at Humboldt University in Berlin occupy the Department of Social Sciences building in protest of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Germany’s complicity in it. The students have begun spray-painting slogans on the walls to draw attention to the dire situation people are… https://t.co/pZ5i43GksD
BREAKING: Students at the University of Humboldt in Berlin occupy the social science offices and chant slogans decrying Israeli PM Netanyahu. https://t.co/qJ6YsCxlRS
une in today at 3:30 PM EST | 8:30 PM London | 9:30 PM Paris! As the Spring semester unwinds, new/old forms of protests emerge/resurface and address matters related to the assault on Gaza, with local reverberations depending on location. Hear from students from the University of… https://t.co/l2awc92ZfY
Tune in today at 3:30 PM EST | 8:30 PM London | 9:30 PM Paris! As the Spring semester unwinds, new/old forms of protests emerge/resurface and address matters related to the assault on Gaza, with local reverberations depending on location. Hear from students from the University of…
After a student-faculty joint encampment, protesters at The New School have secured a divestment vote on Israel-Palestine. "This is not is an end to war or famine or occupation. [We're] keeping our eyes on the bigger picture, which is Palestine," says professor @AlexandraChasin. https://t.co/DaJiN5WkZI
As the Spring semester unwinds, new/old forms of protests emerge/resurface and address matters related to the assault on Gaza, with local reverberations depending on location. "Students Rising: Dismantling Repression, Imagining Futures Part 4 (22 May)" https://t.co/GLjXfANYJK https://t.co/2ogRMW6mHq
TODAY @ 3:30 PM EST: Join us as @4Bassam hears from the brave students and activists leading protests and action against #Israel's genocide in #Gaza from the University of Hawaii, SOAS in London (on location), and Sciences Po in Paris, as well as other Universities! Live on X and… https://t.co/0rBK5Jg4Yh
Amid campus protests against Israel-Hamas war, student journalists assume the spotlight https://t.co/qdyj4QGn7A
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupy university building in the Netherlands https://t.co/W8sCFvTW7q https://t.co/3cJJSGnu5C
A demonstration supporting Palestine occurred at Frankfurt University, standing in solidarity with Gaza and condemning the Israeli genocide there. Participants called on the university to divest from Israeli institutions. https://t.co/DhxQ2Afx4J
Meet the Canadian students setting up encampments in solidarity with Gaza and wider Palestine 👇 https://t.co/e3jhRxzT9G
For a decade, USF students have been organizing on campus, demanding that the university divest from corporations that aid in the oppression of Palestinians. The student encampment in April was a continuation of this proud tradition of organizing for justice in Palestine at USF./ https://t.co/BqU9ZdNOnm
Pro-Palestine protesters blocked the entrance to a second Melbourne University building and unveiled a banner calling for “intifada” in an overnight action. > https://t.co/fHSvsFnUo5 https://t.co/7bbidMTs1C
A semester of discontent: The students who camped for Palestine ✍ @vijayprashad https://t.co/G5eKUp0GVa
Pro-Palestine protesters have dramatically ramped up their activities at Melbourne University, blocking the entrance to another building at the Parkville campus. https://t.co/mKGkgd5C2x
The widespread anti-Israel protests on college campuses across our nation, many of them ugly and threatening, are a culmination of years of propaganda and incitement against Israel. https://t.co/t7c7kqUEqr
In Germany, university administrations are stepping up their repressive effort to stop US-style campus demonstrations from spreading, calling in the police to forcibly evict peaceful pro-Palestine protesters. https://t.co/13FDzeAb3Z
Gaza solidarity encampments have spread across Britain, inspired by the wave of student organizing in the U.S. An organizer at Oxford University discusses student demands and how the U.K. protests compare to U.S. activism. https://t.co/t3cEMpUfTH
For months, students across at least eight UC campuses have protested in support of Palestinians. To understand their aims, the Chronicle spoke with a group of UC Berkeley PhD students leading the charge to develop a methodology for divestment. https://t.co/b4ytekp2bd
Classes may be over and dorms emptied out for the summer, but student support for Palestinian solidarity hasn't ended on a many campuses. https://t.co/1ZSeFwktIT
Pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Berkeley are calling for the university to "disclose and divest." Here's what that means: https://t.co/8y0uPcu4bj
A detailed and data-driven explainer from @emma_stiefel — What does it mean for UC Berkeley to "disclose and divest" from companies that profit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory? https://t.co/dvLWvkWgmZ
It has been over three weeks since students started setting up encampments in Canada. The New Arab speaks to some of them about their activism experiences 👇 https://t.co/e3jhRxzT9G
As Israel’s war on Gaza continues to escalate, US-style campus protests are springing up across Germany. University administrations are attempting to stop their spread, employing increasingly repressive measures to quell dissent. https://t.co/13FDzeAb3Z
Tomorrow at 3:30 pm EST, we host students representing encampments from the University of Hawaii, SOAS in London (on location), and Sciences Po in Paris, as well as other Universities. We address related matters in these locales. Students Rising, Part 4, at… https://t.co/vr6GMJHJIT
As Israel destroyed Gaza’s universities, German academic leaders condemned students who protested against it. Now, as Israel invades Rafah, they’re stepping up their repressive effort — using police to make sure US-style campus occupations never take root. https://t.co/13FDzeAb3Z
Classes may be over and dorms emptied out for the summer, but the dramatic student support for Palestinian solidarity on a number of campuses hasn’t wrapped up like final exams. https://t.co/1ZSeFwktIT
As hundreds of students from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in the Netherlands launch camps in support of Gaza, attention is drawn to the young individuals defying the odds to express solidarity. https://t.co/May9mNRvR7
Opinion | Many universities have become hotbeds of anti-Zionist activity, with students and faculty openly supporting organizations like Hamas and advocating for boycotts of Israel. https://t.co/CFEFxCgWai
The tumultuous academic year is coming to a fittingly high-profile end for the college class of 2024, though thus far, the commencement speech that raised the most eyebrows had nothing to do with Israel’s war in Gaza. https://t.co/EKbotsMugf
Classes may be over for the summer, but the dramatic student support for Palestinian solidarity on a number of campuses hasn’t wrapped up like final exams. The PBS NewsHour asked experts what to watch for as these student protests head into the summer. https://t.co/1ZSeFwktIT