Lebanon students join global protests against Israeli genocide in Gaza

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
30 Apr 2024 14:49
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Lebanese students across the country's top universities flood campuses in support of the Palestinian Resistance and Gaza amid the ongoing genocide.

Students raising the Palestinian flag at the American University in Beirut AUB as part of protests in support of Palestine and Gaza and their Resistance facing the ongoing Israeli genocide (Social media)

Student protests advocating for Palestine and denouncing the ongoing Israeli war in the Gaza Strip ignited on Tuesday across multiple universities in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Among the institutions involved were Lebanon's premier American universities, AUB and LAU.

"حراك طالبي نصرةً لـ #غزة و #فلسطين في الجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية LAU في بيروت".

مراسل #الميادين علي الأحمر.@AliSalmanahmar @AlMayadeenNews @lebamericanuni #الميادين_لبنان #لبنان pic.twitter.com/TESCuOopsc
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) April 30, 2024

Demonstrators passionately echoed chants in solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance and their unwavering support for occupied al-Quds.

Drawing inspiration from the voices of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, they resounded with rallying cries such as "We are the men of Mohammed Deif," in homage to the top military figure in al-Qassam. Another resounding chant echoed their determination: "Marching, marching towards al-Quds," alongside the declaration, "With our souls, with our blood, we sacrifice for you, O Al-Aqsa."

The Israeli occupation's flag was burnt by the crowds, while the Lebanese and Palestinian flags covered the protests.

Simultaneously, students at the Lebanese Arab University in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, staged a sit-in in solidarity with Palestine.

تظاهرة أمام #جامعة_بيروت_العربية في #طرابلس، تزامناً مع الحراك الطالبي نصرةً لـ #غزة و #فلسطين.@AlMayadeenNews #الميادين_لبنان #لبنان pic.twitter.com/2UviUUB7yC
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) April 30, 2024

Student activism in Lebanon coincides with the growing university movements seen in the United States and Europe, which have been protesting the Israeli genocide in Gaza for weeks, demanding that their universities divest from the occupation, their government cuts its support to the entity, and demanding an immediate end to the war on Gaza.

A significant of faculty members have joined their students in the on-campus encampments, leading to the arrest of several prominent professors by riot police, who have been called on by many university administrations.

According to a tally by The Washington Post, over the last 10 days, American authorities have arrested at least 900 protesters at pro-Palestine demonstrations on college campuses, making this the widest police response to campus activism in years, and it may subject law enforcement agencies to challenges.