Students and other community members turned out for two events in support of Gaza that were held last week on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.
In response to the conflict between Hamas and Israel, dozens of Eastern students gathered for a vigil at the Mellin Steps to mourn the people in the Gaza Strip killed. Hassan Mavi, a kinesiology sport and recreation professor, attended the vigil, he said. “We feel for those individuals, and it’s just like an unjust war.
Unrest in Israel and Palestine in Gaza has led to a national walk out around college campuses and on Eastern’s campus on Wednesday. “There have been over 100 student groups who supported Palestinian Liberation who have called for a national student walkout today,” Jason Farias a history education major said. “Like I said, there is.