STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, R2E CAMPAIGN, BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY , 17 FEBRUARY 2009
The Right to Education Campaign and the students of Birzeit University would like to commend and express support for students worldwide who have taken a principled stance against the ferocious Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip for 22 days between December 2008 and January 2009...
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...In response to the Israeli attacks on Gaza, students at more than 20 (32 now i think) universities in the UK and so far 1 university in the U.S, have taken non-violent action in the form of sit-ins or 'occupations' of rooms in university buildings, with the aim of pressuring their universities to take action by cutting financial and commercial links with Israel, issuing statements in condemnation of the Israeli attacks on Gaza, and providing scholarships for Gaza students.
...Birzeit University students would like to express particular solidarity with students of SOAS, who began this movement, Edinburgh University, and Leeds University, all of whom are twinned with our Student Council. We deeply appreciate your ongoing efforts in refusing to be silent in face of the ongoing barbarities and crimes carried out by the Israeli occupation against Palestinian students and teachers.
In solidarity,
Birzeit University Right to Education Student Volunteers
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