‘We will not rest’ - A look into the UK student uprising for Palestine

Students across 36 Universities in the UK set up encampments to protest Israel's actions in Gaza and to ask their universities to divert from Israel.

Middle East Eye spoke to students at UK universities, who are actively involved in Palestine encampments amidst the global student uprising against Israel’s war on Gaza.

They told us how they encountered hostility from university management, with many organisers taken to court and evicted, as well as facing harassment, violent police crackdowns, and extensive disciplinary action.

Despite mounting challenges, students affirmed that their struggle is far from over, and that this is “only the beginning”.

As of 28 August, Israel’s catastrophic war on Gaza has killed 40,534 Palestinians since 7 October 2023, with more than 93,778 wounded and an estimated 10,000 missing, likely dead and buried under rubble.

All universities in the besieged enclave have either been damaged or destroyed in what human rights groups have called an "ongoing crime of genocide".

[florwhiteman]

❤keep up the fight, it's up to you young kids to demand change. Free Palestine ❤

[Kinbstdds]

Bless everyone who stands up for Palestine and against oppression. And curse those who stand against Palestine and for oppression.

[T-rt]

It's a duty towards ourselves and humaity in general to stop the ongoing horrors.

[SadaK-trdm]

Salute to the resilience of Palestinian people. And salute to all the youngsters who stand for humanity.
The world will be grateful to Palestine as Palestine is freeing the world.

[daas]

Thankyou for standing up for the opressed!

[ratigovinda]

Brave ! People of Palestinian!
Keep it up ! Bless you all ! 🇵🇸

[studious]

Free Free Palestine ❤❤❤❤🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸❤❤❤❤❤❤

[tsxkesgzts]

Thank you all protesters
You are on the right side, and history will not never forget you
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🍉 🇵🇸

[paulkeenan]

In Arab countries- Saudi Arabia, kuwait- UAE - Oman etc - why would such expresssed behaviour result in imprisonment and eviction from that country?.

[naturelife]

நாடுகள் வாழ விரும்புகிறது .
#பண்பாடு
#பொருளாதாரம்
#வாழ்வு

ஐரோப்பா, இஸ்ரேல் & அமெரிக்கா; நாடுகளை ஆள நினைக்கிறது.
#ஆதிக்கம்

[tanikota]

Unity of humanity peoples to safe the world, safe palestine ❤

[nosheenmajeed]

They are all amazing individuals standing up for the Palestinians

[suzanapfeifer]

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[Moanerzl]

Free Palestine. Thank you for standing up! 🙏🙏🙏

[يااللهيارب-فق]

I am your sister from Yemen, and by Allah I only spoke out of hunger and distress. My mother, my brothers, and I lessons and tears. We are in a situation that only God knows about. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs for those who brought us to this situation. By Allah Almighty, I did not write this appeal out of distress and distress. Poverty, O world, they have felt it So, I hope for you. By Allah Almighty, Lord of the Great Throne, he ate what I had in the house. By Allah, my brothers, he is my brothers by sitting in the house. Who has no food? By God, we are in a very difficult situation. We have 4 people entering the house, and my father has died, and there is no one who can depend on us and who lives in it.We live in a rented house because we cannot pay the rent we owe. My brother, my first words are: I swear to God that I will not lie to you or deceive you. I am a Yemeni girl displaced from the war. My family and I live in a rented house in Al-Shahrab 20, 000 Yemenis among us, and now we owe 60, 000 for 3 months. The owner of the house is one of the people who does not have mercy, by God, my brother. He comes every day, insulting us, talking about us, and moving from the house to the street because we were unable to pay him the rent. The neighbors saw us crying and came back.They came back to talk to the neighbors and we were given the weekend. So we made him swear by God. He will take us out into the street. Have mercy on him and us. Our country is due to this war and we do not find food for our day, and my brothers and I live in a difficult life. Our father died, may God have mercy on him, and we have no one in this world who was with us in these harsh circumstances. My younger brothers went out into the street and saw...The neighbors eat and stand at their door in order to give them bread even if they break it. By God, to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, they closed the door and expelled them and came back crying. They are dying of hunger. No one has mercy on them and a holiday is returned. I have made a living, and now if one of us helps us with a kilo of flour, I swear to God, I am dying of hunger. My brother, I am an alien to God. Then, I ask you to help me for the sake of God. I ask you, by God, to love goodness and to help me, even if you can, by messaging me on WhatsApp.On this number 00967717354582 and ask for the name of my card and send it and do not be late and may God reward you with all the best, my brothers Sagar, see how they are and help us and save us before they throw us out in the street, you will be lost or we will die of hunger. My family and I ask you, by God, if you are able to help us, do not be late and may God reward you well..`/--~««◖«~◖:~:~¡~¡~◖¡~◖;I◖.i.i.◖i.i.◖i.i.I.|-◖˹˛˹˛˹˛◖˹˛˹˛˹◖˛-`, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■°, `, ■😢🎉😢😢🎉😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[OliveTree-ddvp]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸💪💪💪 God bless those with righteousness and humanity🙏🙏🙏

[infinitesolutions]

in sha Allah, Palestinian people will free themselves from illegal occupiers and oppressors

[akubaseng]

Go to palestine and be brave. No just big mouth🎉🎉🎉

[itachiofthesharingan]

I used to feel bad for "innocent" Palestinians. Then I learned that 80% still support Hamas and the rest like Islamic Jihad or Muslim Brotherhood, I think. I'm no longer conflicted about Israel's war strategy. These people need to learn about consequences.

[pancakebrawlstars]

Allah swt Palestine or puri ummate muslima ki hifazat farmayi ye ameen summa ameen