In a joint statement, 120 research centers for “Gender” studies in American universities considered Israel to be an apartheid state infringing on the lives of Palestinians. The statement called on feminist activists to join the struggle for Palestine’s freedom. In the same context, the statement condemned the forced displacement of Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the indiscriminate shelling of Gaza, and the violence of Israeli settlers backed by the police and the Israeli army. The statement affirmed its solidarity with the Palestinian people, calling for an end to the Israeli military occupation of Palestine and the right of Palestinians to return to their homes. For further details, click here