Birzeit University memorial destruction aims to crush Palestinian memory
Summary
Israeli soldiers entered Birzeit University near Ramallah and destroyed a stone memorial honoring Palestinian students killed by Israel. The university and students view the demolition as an attack on their memory and education, while Israeli forces have carried out multiple raids on the campus in recent years.Key Facts
- Israeli soldiers demolished the Martyrs’ Monument at Birzeit University, a memorial dedicated to 38 students killed by Israel.
- The memorial was a stone pillar listing names of students and alumni who died, created between 1994 and 1996.
- The raid was the fifth Israeli military incursion on the university campus in 2026 and the 28th since 2002.
- Israeli forces replaced the destroyed memorial with a planter and a fig sapling labeled “Water it twice.”
- Birzeit University’s administration said the demolition violates international law and attacks education and Palestinian national memory.
- Students protested the destruction, viewing it as an attempt to intimidate and erase Palestinian identity.
- Israeli forces have also targeted other Palestinian memorials in the West Bank as part of efforts to remove symbols of Palestinian presence.
- Some Israeli politicians from far-right groups have actively destroyed Palestinian memorials in recent months.
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