TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The news of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has swept throughout the country and reactions are pouring in from all over, including in Tucson.
While the war in Gaza has affected thousands of people overseas, the impacts have also been felt by many in southern Arizona, particularly at the University of Arizona.
“For a lot of us at the University of Arizona, this issue hits home,” said Ahmad Riyah, president of the Arizona chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.
The melting pot of college campuses brings hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish students together.
That led students on both sides of the issue to speak out against government and university officials throughout the year, some of those discussions leading to protests.
Many of those protests turned violent with police interference which brought a spotlight on these protests and demonstrations at campuses across the United States. The University of Arizona made headlines after a protest in early May led …