03:34Dozens of Radboud University students staged a protest across the campus in Nijmegen on Wednesday, demanding the university to 'cut the ties' with Israeli institutions and standing in solidarity with Palestinian people.
Footage shows the protesters marching with signs and Palestinian flags, chanting slogans such as 'Refugees will return', 'Bombing hospitals is a crime' or 'Your peace are covered in Palestinian blood', among others. Some were also seen delivering speeches, as well as writing messages on the campus walls and ground to denounce the 'complicit' actions of the institution in the 'genocide'.
Pieter, a student, shared that Radboud University 'had clear ties' with Israeli institutions and companies delivering arms to Israel, therefore it is 'indirectly supportive of the genocide' in Gaza.
"They invest in research for military operations. So in that way Radboud is also complicit in the genocide because they use those military tactics and research to commit a genocide on the Palestinians," added Fatima, another student participating in the protest.
According to the university's magazine, around 70 students took part in the march, following a halt due to the summer break. The students had held encampments, rallies and sit-ins across the school campus in May, before police intervened and cleared off the events after four weeks.
The students had reportedly urged the school's Executive Board to suspend ties with Israel, as well as to establish an advisory committee to review the cooperation with Israeli companies and institutions. With the deadline already passed, further protests in Radboud are expected to take place.
Fighting continues for the 11th month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 41,252 people had been killed and more than 95,497 injured at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
Students protest in Nijmegen over ties with Israel, indirect support of 'genocide' in Gaza
Dozens of Radboud University students staged a protest across the campus in Nijmegen on Wednesday, demanding the university to 'cut the ties' with Israeli institutions and standing in solidarity with Palestinian people.
Footage shows the protesters marching with signs and Palestinian flags, chanting slogans such as 'Refugees will return', 'Bombing hospitals is a crime' or 'Your peace are covered in Palestinian blood', among others. Some were also seen delivering speeches, as well as writing messages on the campus walls and ground to denounce the 'complicit' actions of the institution in the 'genocide'.
Pieter, a student, shared that Radboud University 'had clear ties' with Israeli institutions and companies delivering arms to Israel, therefore it is 'indirectly supportive of the genocide' in Gaza.
"They invest in research for military operations. So in that way Radboud is also complicit in the genocide because they use those military tactics and research to commit a genocide on the Palestinians," added Fatima, another student participating in the protest.
According to the university's magazine, around 70 students took part in the march, following a halt due to the summer break. The students had held encampments, rallies and sit-ins across the school campus in May, before police intervened and cleared off the events after four weeks.
The students had reportedly urged the school's Executive Board to suspend ties with Israel, as well as to establish an advisory committee to review the cooperation with Israeli companies and institutions. With the deadline already passed, further protests in Radboud are expected to take place.
Fighting continues for the 11th month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 41,252 people had been killed and more than 95,497 injured at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
Dozens of Radboud University students staged a protest across the campus in Nijmegen on Wednesday, demanding the university to 'cut the ties' with Israeli institutions and standing in solidarity with Palestinian people.
Footage shows the protesters marching with signs and Palestinian flags, chanting slogans such as 'Refugees will return', 'Bombing hospitals is a crime' or 'Your peace are covered in Palestinian blood', among others. Some were also seen delivering speeches, as well as writing messages on the campus walls and ground to denounce the 'complicit' actions of the institution in the 'genocide'.
Pieter, a student, shared that Radboud University 'had clear ties' with Israeli institutions and companies delivering arms to Israel, therefore it is 'indirectly supportive of the genocide' in Gaza.
"They invest in research for military operations. So in that way Radboud is also complicit in the genocide because they use those military tactics and research to commit a genocide on the Palestinians," added Fatima, another student participating in the protest.
According to the university's magazine, around 70 students took part in the march, following a halt due to the summer break. The students had held encampments, rallies and sit-ins across the school campus in May, before police intervened and cleared off the events after four weeks.
The students had reportedly urged the school's Executive Board to suspend ties with Israel, as well as to establish an advisory committee to review the cooperation with Israeli companies and institutions. With the deadline already passed, further protests in Radboud are expected to take place.
Fighting continues for the 11th month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 41,252 people had been killed and more than 95,497 injured at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.