ICRO Urges Support for US Students Protesting Israeli Crimes against Palestinians
In a statement, ICRO hailed the genuine student movement in the United States in support of Palestine.
It deplored the widespread crackdown on the movement by those claiming to be advocates of democracy and freedom of speech.
The university students that have mobilized from California to Texas in support of the children and people of Gaza will not abandon their basic demands, including an end to the war on Gaza, severance of academic ties with the Zionist regime, and bringing to justice those behind the genocide in the Gaza Strip, it said.
ICRO added that the broad extent, awareness and steadfastness are the tree pillars of this unprecedented student movement in the US.
It praised the rigor of the university professors and students who have come out to support Gaza despite the oppression rooted in the dominance of Zionist lobbies in the US, condemning the crackdown on their movement.
ICRO also called on all universities and academic and cultural centers in the world to support this movement.
Universities across the United States, and now in several European countries, are witnessing encampment protests by students who demand divestment from the Israeli war machine.
Columbia University in New York saw the establishment of a Palestine solidarity encampment by students last week. This act of protest led to arrests and disciplinary actions as the administration involved police to dismantle the demonstration. More than 100 students were arrested.
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Despite the crackdown, similar protests have emerged across the United States and internationally.
Pro-Palestine protests are not new in the US or elsewhere. They have been held almost regularly since the Israeli regime began the brutal war on the besieged Gaza Strip in early October in response to a retaliatory operation by Palestinian resistance movements.
The Israeli aggression has killed more than 34,000 people, mostly women and children, leaving behind more than 77,000 others injured. Most of the 2.3 million population of the area have been displaced as rights groups say there is no safe place in Gaza.
The regime is carrying out the attacks while being politically, militarily, and financially backed by Western countries, especially the US. In one of the latest shows of support, Washington ratified a $26 billion aid to Israel, despite being aware of the massacres in Gaza.
The spread of these protests in the US has been fueled by viral footage showing the forceful detention of students, professors, and journalists. These images have sparked widespread anger, igniting debates about the freedom of speech.
The protesters share common objectives, including urging their institutions to divest from entities linked to human rights violations by the Israeli regime against Palestinians and calling for an end to the war in Gaza, which has been labeled as a genocide by many rights groups, UN experts, and nations.
US President Joe Biden and a number of lawmakers have tried to justify the crackdown by labeling the protests as “anti-Semitic.” However, emerging footage shows a growing number of Jewish students who are also joining the protests in several states.
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