Against a backdrop of clashes in several American universities mobilized to support the Palestinians in Gaza, campus occupations by students are increasing across the world, particularly in Europe. But protests are also taking place in the Middle East, even if they are not massive.
1 min
It’s in Jordanwhere half the population is of Palestinian origin, that the mobilization of young people for Gaza is most visible in the Middle East. Gatherings are increasing.
On Tuesday, nearly a thousand students gathered at the University of Jordan in Amman to demand an end to the war and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Demonstrations also in recent days in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, in Beirut, in Lebanonor even at Kuwait.
The defense of the Palestinian cause is very present among young people in the Middle East, but the mobilization is not massive. It must be said that the gatherings are strictly supervised by the security forces and that they can be easily repressed. In Cairo, Egyptseveral demonstrators were arrested recently during a rally in support of women in Gaza.
Whether in Egypt, Jordan or the Gulf, leaders are closely observing these demonstrations, careful not to be overwhelmed by young people whose aspirations could go beyond the Palestinian cause.
To rereadPro-Palestinian mobilizations in France: political battle around universities