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George Mason students gather in support of Palestinian statehood amid Israel-Hamas war

A crowd of students with a cross rally.
A crowd of George Mason University students gathered on Oct. 12, 2023, to call for Palestine’s liberation. (小萝莉影视/Sandra Jones)
A crowd of students with signs and a Palestinian flag.
The protests come days into the deadly Israel鈥揌amas war. (小萝莉影视/Sandra Jones)
A crowd of students with Palestinian flags and a cross.
Similar protests to the one at George Mason University took place nationwide on Oct. 12, 2023. (小萝莉影视/Sandra Jones)
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A crowd of students with a cross rally.
A crowd of students with signs and a Palestinian flag.
A crowd of students with Palestinian flags and a cross.

Students at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, rallied in support of Palestinian liberation Thursday as .

Dozens of George Mason students gathered at Wilkins Plaza and chanted messages like 鈥渂ring the whole thing down鈥 and 鈥渇ight for liberation.鈥

It was a call to action from students who asked the community to join their mission of supporting a Palestinian statehood.

Students declined to talk to the media.

The group made it clear of its right to 鈥渞esist for Palestinians living under Zionist occupation.鈥

University Vice President Paul Allvin told 小萝莉影视 campuses are important places where people can express their own perspectives.

鈥淭his is students exercising constitutionally protected speech,” Allvin said. “This happens at university campuses. It happens at George Mason University and our priority is to assure that no one’s rights are precluded and that nothing unlawful or unsafe happens and that nothing that disrupts the education process happens.”

鈥淲e always take planning precautions in the event that something might happen and passions might boil over. We don鈥檛 see that happening here today,” he added.

George Mason University has a chapter of the “Students for Justice in Palestine” group.

“create a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds and affiliations to be able to hold an open dialogue, exchange ideas, and learn collectively about the history of the Palestinian people and culture, solidarity and intersectionality with other movements worldwide in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, the movement for peace and resolution of the ongoing conflict, and current initiatives and actions around the world pertaining to Palestine.”

Sandra Jones

Sandra Jones is an Anchor/Reporter for 小萝莉影视. She鈥檚 been in the news industry for more than two decades.

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