Palestinian students are fighting for their right to education
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Palestinian students are resisting the Israeli occupation's targeting of academic institutions, with Birzeit University being raided for the 26th time since 2002. The Right2Education campaign has been launched to provide legal aid to students and faculty facing arrest and imprisonment.
Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank was raided by Israeli forces on January 6, 2026, injuring 41 people and arresting several students. The raid was the 26th on the university since 2002 and part of a systematic policy to intimidate students and undermine their right to education. The university has been forcibly shut down 15 times since 1975, with the longest period being 51 months. In response, the Right2Education campaign was launched to provide legal aid to students and faculty facing arrest and imprisonment. The campaign has expanded to other universities in Palestine, including Hebron University and Al-Quds University. The need for student legal representation has grown due to increased arrests since October 2023, with an estimated 9,000 Palestinians being held indefinitely in Israeli prisons.
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