CP photo: Kaycee Orwig Hundreds gather for a Stand in Solidarity with Palestine protest outside the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland on Fri., May 14, 2021. About 250 people gathered at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard in Oakland Fri., May 14, for a Stand in Solidarity with Palestine protest in response to the escalated Israeli militarized violence against Palestinians. This includes the Israeli police recently raiding Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan and the forced displacement of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah, a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
The Israeli military has forcibly displaced and destroyed the homes of millions of Palestinians, and in recent days Israeli air and ground attacks have killed more than 100 civilians and wounded more than 1,000 in Gaza, which has been und