ISRAEL AT WAR – DAY 550
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel’s Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Dozens of students take part in a protest at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, calling for an end to the war in Gaza and accusing Israel of committing genocide.
Footage from the scene shows students holding signs reading “stop the genocide” and “stop the war” and chanting in Arabic.
Many of the students wear Palestinian keffiyehs.
״האוניברסיטה העברית״ בירושלים הכבושה- הפגנה של תאי הסטודנטים נגד הטבח בע׳זה ב״אוניברסיטה העברית״. pic.twitter.com/LIPuKtBVBD
— رسالة – רסאלה (@RISALA_2) April 8, 2025
At the same time, a protest was held at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, a Palestinian town east of Jerusalem.
According to Palestinian media, it was a demonstration of solidarity by students with the residents of Gaza.
Videos show the protest being dispersed by Israeli police forces using tear gas and stun grenades.
There was no immediate comment from police.
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