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Founded on the principles of excellence and opportunity for all, [Birzeit University->https://www.birzeit.edu/en/about] has become Palestine’s leading academic institution. It is an academic powerhouse with a clear focus on excellence that has secured it national and international recognition unparalleled with other established institutions. Birzeit University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the service of the country and the community.

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Statement from Birzeit University on the Israeli military invasion of its campus and shooting of students

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As part of its ongoing assault on Palestinian life and institutions, the Israeli occupying army carried out a military invasion of Birzeit University during official working hours, at a time when the campus was filled with students, faculty members, and staff. The invasion was premeditated and coincided with a student union protest against the settler-colonial army’s violence against our people and its policy of mass political imprisonment.

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Statement by Birzeit University on the Israeli Military Raid on its Campus and Detention of its Students

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Just one day after the start of its 2023-2024 academic year, Israeli occupation forces stormed Birzeit University campus in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 24, 2023 in another targeted attack against Palestinian educational institutions andspecifically Birzeit University. During the raid, they arrested several students including the elected Student Council President, violently assaulted the university’s guards, andvandalized the Student Council’s office.