Over 135 imams and scholars in US stand in solidarity with student encampments for Palestine

A group of over 135 imams and religious scholars signed a statement of solidarity with student encampments in support of Palestine saying that "we admire your courageous actions and various sacrifices for Palestine. May your efforts be a beacon of hope and transformation, inspiring further actions towards a just and equitable world."

The signatories include scholars and imam such as Omar Suleiman, Yasir Qadhi, Haifaa Younis, Mohammad Elshinawy, and Suhaib Webb.

"The recent escalatory encampments by students on campuses across the country, calling for divestment and solidarity with Palestine, reflect students’ commitment to holding the American university system accountable for aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza. It is their bravery, sacrifice, and organising that emboldens us to reaffirm our support and dedication to those students, regardless of race or religion," the statement, released on Friday, says.

"Today, you extend the tradition of resistance that discursively and materially ended Jim Crow and South African apartheid. The continued repression of pro-Palestine organising in this country signals how support for Israel has reached an impasse, whereby it cannot sustain itself without draconian measures to silence dissent," the statement continued.