RELATED:400,000 rally for social justice across the countryThe union also told the government it supports the National Union of Israeli Students (NUIS) “in their struggle for social equality, for changes of the economic system and better employment and to support the ones in need. We address the Israeli government to listen to the voice of students on the streets and react by engaging to find solutions.”The European Students’ Union is an umbrella organization that encompasses 45 national student unions from across the continent and includes the NUIS as well. Though it was not involved in launching the protest movement, the NUIS has played a crucial role in organizing protests and tent cities across the country, and the NUIS Chairman Itzik Shmuli has become one of the most prominent faces of the movement.
EU students sing praises of Israel’s protest movement
Europe’s largest student union issues its support for the social protest: "The Israeli government should listen to its people."
RELATED:400,000 rally for social justice across the countryThe union also told the government it supports the National Union of Israeli Students (NUIS) “in their struggle for social equality, for changes of the economic system and better employment and to support the ones in need. We address the Israeli government to listen to the voice of students on the streets and react by engaging to find solutions.”The European Students’ Union is an umbrella organization that encompasses 45 national student unions from across the continent and includes the NUIS as well. Though it was not involved in launching the protest movement, the NUIS has played a crucial role in organizing protests and tent cities across the country, and the NUIS Chairman Itzik Shmuli has become one of the most prominent faces of the movement.