In protest against Israeli siege, Birzeit University suspends its operations
Saturday, March 10, 2001

Birzeit University decided to suspend its operations Saturday, March 10, 2001, to protest the siege that has been imposed on the University and its neighboring villages for the past three days. The Israeli occupation forces dug up two trenches and bulldozed 100 meters of the road between Ramallah and Birzeit near Surda on the third day of Eid Al-Adha. Thousands of people fell under yet another Israeli military siege. Telephone lines were cut and the water pipes were severely damaged. After the Palestinians fixed the telephone lines, water pipes and filled up the trenches, the Israeli occupation forces retaliated by sending armored vehicles and tanks to make their siege even firmer. Birzeit University condemns these inhumane measures and calls on the international community to condemn these acts which defy all international laws. The University has written explanatory letters to international organizations, including the United Nations and UNESCO, appealing to them to intervene to remove the siege once and for all. As the University suspends its operations for one day in protest against the Israeli measures,   it reaffirms its devoted commitment to guarantee the continuity of its academic process without jeopardizing the freedom – movement and otherwise, of its students or staff. Birzeit University  

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