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Communities across north and central Gaza came together on Wednesday to express appreciation for students on US college campuses protesting the Gaza conflict.
In Deir al-Balah, in front of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, doctors, nurses, and medical staff displayed signs with messages such as “United against genocide,” “Stop the killing of children,” and “Continuing the fight for justice.”
Dr. Saad Abu Sharban expressed delight at the sight of protesters in other countries, seeing it as a sign that people worldwide are aware of the situation in Gaza. Palestinians in Gaza have been showing support for US protesters for several days. In refugee camps in the enclave, children were seen holding signs with the names of American universities where pro-Palestinian demonstrations were held, saying “thank you for your solidarity!”
Nadia Al-Dibs, a mother in Deir al-Balah, thanked the “brave students” at American universities for their solidarity with Gaza and their call for a ceasefire. She expressed gratitude, saying, “Arab populations have not shown concern for us, but students at American universities have empathized with us, understanding the bloodshed, destruction of buildings, and the lives of our children being destroyed... thank you a thousand times.”
The public appreciation from Gaza residents comes amidst controversy in the US over the campus demonstrations, which have spread across the country in recent weeks amid escalating tensions over Israel’s war on Hamas, launched after the terror group’s October 7 attack that resulted in over 1,200 deaths.
The protests in the US aim to demand an end to Israel’s assault in Gaza, which has killed more than 34,000 people, according to the Palestinian health ministry, and is nearing its eighth month. However, critics argue that some demonstrations have crossed into anti-Semitism. Israel has claimed that the protests are being influenced by “outside agitators.”
Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan denounced the university demonstrations in a speech to the General Assembly in New York, accusing them of being led by “anti-Semitic protesters affiliated with outside agitators.” He called for the expulsion of students and severe action against university professors and presidents.
Erdan's speech in the General Assembly followed a Security Council vote last month on a resolution that would have recognized a Palestinian state, which was vetoed by the US.
Erdan criticized his UN colleagues, accusing the General Assembly of spreading anti-Israel rhetoric that had helped fuel the protests. He shouted “shame” at the countries present in the hall.
Several colleges have recently taken a stricter approach by calling in law enforcement to clear their campuses – a move praised by former US President Donald Trump as “a beautiful thing to watch” at Columbia University in New York.
Meanwhile, Shiraz University in Iran’s Fars province has offered scholarships to students from US and European universities who are expelled over the protests.