High school and university students went on strike yesterday to support the Palestinian cause, rallying at the University of Sydney and marching to the University of Technology Sydney to demand divestment in companies with ties to Israel and the war in Gaza.
Speeches were made by Jasmine Alrawi, Noura Hussain, Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi and anti-Zionist Jewish student, Rex Urquart.
On the march back to the USYD encampment, the rally broke off to occupy Broadway Shopping Centre for a brief time, bringing shoppers to a halt and disorientating police and security. After about 20 minutes, the contingent returned to the USYD encampment to finish off the rally.
The protest came as Israeli forces storm Rafah, in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are either seeking refuge, or fleeing from because of the assault.
The common refrain from students at yesterday’s rally on Gadigal Land was “Hands off Rafah!”.
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