{"id":2176209,"date":"2024-02-14T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-students-show-solidarity-with-gaza-in-hourslong-hunger-strike-and-die-in-protest\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T19:30:40","slug":"harvard-students-show-solidarity-with-gaza-in-hourslong-hunger-strike-and-die-in-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-students-show-solidarity-with-gaza-in-hourslong-hunger-strike-and-die-in-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard students unite in hunger strike and &#8216;die-in&#8217; to support Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-students-show-solidarity-with-gaza-in-hourslong-hunger-strike-and-die-in-protest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2176209&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Harvard Students Show Solidarity with \u2063Palestinians in\u2064 Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>Students\u200d at Harvard University are passionately expressing their support for Palestinians\u2064 in Gaza through a series of powerful protests. These demonstrations include an impactful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-has-officially-gone-gender-crazy\/\" title=\"Congress Has Officially Gone Gender Crazy\">hunger strike<\/a> and a\u200c thought-provoking &#8220;die-in&#8221; during class hours.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, approximately 30 students at Harvard joined \u2062forces with 17 students from \u2062Brown\u2064 University in a hunger strike that lasted until\u2062 the early evening. This act of solidarity aimed to support \u2064the Brown students&#8217; demand for their university to sever ties with companies profiting from\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> in Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Brown\u200b University&#8217;s president rejecting the demand, Harvard&#8217;s Palestine\u200d Solidarity Committee found inspiration in \u200dthe cause. They took to Instagram, stating, &#8220;To\u200d send solidarity to @browndivestcoalition for their incredible hunger\u2064 strike, 30+ Harvard \u2062students\u200d committed\u2064 to a day-long hunger strike to prove to university \u2062corporations that we will not back\u2064 down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-georgian-president-during-2008-putin-invasion-starts-hunger-strike-in-prison\/\" title=\"Ex-Georgian President During 2008 Putin Invasion Starts Hunger Strike in Prison\">hunger strike lasted<\/a> for\u200d 12 \u200bhours, concluding at 5 p.m. However, the\u2062 students\u2063 didn&#8217;t \u2064stop there. Members of Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine \u2063organized\u2063 a \u200c&#8221;die-in&#8221; protest on the steps of the Widener Library.\u2063 This protest aimed to shed light\u2064 on\u2062 the university&#8217;s alleged complicity in the Israeli occupation \u2062and\u200c genocide of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>During the &#8220;die-in,&#8221; masked students lay on the ground, accusing the university of silencing their voices. They\u2063 also recited\u2062 the powerful words of Palestinian writer and poet Refaat Alareer, saying, &#8220;If I must die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These\u2064 demonstrations showcase the unwavering \u200bdetermination of Harvard students to fight for justice\u2062 and stand in solidarity\u2062 with\u200b Palestinians \u2064in \u2062Gaza.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Harvard University \u200cbecome a hotbed \u200dof activism in support of the \u200cPalestinians in Gaza?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Harvard University, known for its prestigious academic reputation, has recently become a hotbed of activism in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. \u2064Students at the university have taken to the streets to express their \u200bsolidarity through powerful protests,\u2062 including hunger strikes and \u2062thought-provoking\u200b &#8220;die-ins.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last \u2064Friday, a \u2063group \u2064of approximately \u200b30 students from\u200d Harvard \u200dUniversity \u2064rallied together with 17 students from Brown University in a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elderly-mom-of-spanish-soccer-chief-starts-hunger-strike-after-hes-suspended-for-kissing-womens-star-player\/\" title=\"Spanish soccer chief's mother begins hunger strike over his suspension for kissing women's star player.\">hunger \u200dstrike<\/a> that lasted until\u2063 the\u200c early evening.\u2062 The purpose\u2062 of this \u2064demonstration was to support the\u2062 demand made by Brown students for \u2062their university to cut ties\u200d with companies profiting from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights violations<\/a> in Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Although Brown University&#8217;s president\u2062 rejected the demand, this did not deter \u2062the activists at Harvard. The \u200cPalestine Solidarity Committee at Harvard showed\u2064 their support on social media, stating, &#8220;To show\u200b solidarity with the incredible hunger strike led by @browndivestcoalition, over 30 Harvard students committed to a day-long \u2063hunger strike to demonstrate\u2064 to university corporations that \u2062we will not back\u200c down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The hunger strike \u2064lasted \u2062for a duration of \u200c12 hours, concluding at 5 \u200dp.m. However, the students \u2062did not\u200c stop there. Members of Harvard Out of \u2062Occupied Palestine organized a &#8220;die-in&#8221; protest on the\u2064 steps of the \u2062Widener Library. \u200dThis\u200b particular \u2062demonstration aimed to shed light \u200con the alleged\u2062 complicity of the university in the\u200d Israeli occupation and\u200b genocide\u2062 of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>During the &#8220;die-in,&#8221; masked students lay on the ground, symbolizing their belief that their voices are\u200d being silenced. \u2064They also recited powerful words\u2063 from Palestinian \u2064writer and poet Refaat Alareer, \u2063saying, &#8220;If I must die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These\u200d protests at \u200cHarvard University serve as\u2063 a testament to the \u200dunwavering determination of the student body to fight for justice and stand in solidarity\u2062 with the Palestinians in Gaza. The students&#8217; efforts are not only remarkable in their commitment, but\u2062 also in their ability \u200dto bring attention to an ongoing global issue. With\u2062 their actions, the students of Harvard \u2064are \u2062showing the world that\u200c the support for Palestinians in Gaza is growing stronger, even in the heart of the\u2062 academic world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students at Harvard University are showing unwavering solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza through various protests, like a lengthy hunger strike and a &#8220;die-in&#8221; during class time. Around 30 students joined a hunger strike until evening, supporting 17 Brown University students who also refused food for a significant period<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2176209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2176209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2176209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2176209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2176209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}