TOKYO, May 17 (News On Japan) –
A protest was held on the University of Tokyo on Thursday, coinciding with “Nakba Day” on May 15, with about 500 college students advocating for Palestinian liberation and condemning Israel’s actions as “massacres.”
A taking part pupil acknowledged, “As students receiving a safe education in Japan, we feel a responsibility to use our privilege for a cause. We came here to see if there is anything we can do for Gaza.”
Inspired by pupil actions within the United States, a pupil group on the University of Tokyo has been protesting in opposition to Israeli assaults on Palestine by organising tents on campus since April 26.
Shiki Yashijima of the University of Tokyo Komaba Palestine Solidarity Campus Steering Committee stated, “We believe that raising our voices here in Japan, not just in the US, can help stop the massacres in Gaza.”
The pupil group organizing the protest has demanded that the college sever its ties with Israeli universities and has acknowledged that they are going to proceed their protest till this demand is met.
Source: ANN