A pro-Palestine, anti-Israel rally will occur on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s (UTK) campus next week, according to the group Students for Justice in Palestine at UTK.
On Instagram, the group announced its plans to hold an art installation and rally for Palestine at the Pedestrian Walkway in the heart of the UT Knoxville campus on December 1 at 11:00 a.m.
“Next Friday! Join us to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people,” the group said.
“Come show your support for Gaza & Palestine, where we will display a line of children’s clothing representing those massacred in Gaza and rallying against occupation of Palestine,” the student organization added.
The group urged protesters planning on attending the rally to bring flags, signs, and wear keffiyehs, which are traditional headdresses Palestinian people wear.
Friday’s rally is not the only pro-Palestine, anti-Israel demonstration planned in Knoxville this upcoming week.
Knoxville City Council At-Large Seat C Representative Amelia Parker announced her intent to introduce a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces at the next council meeting on Tuesday.
“I support the call for an immediate ceasefire. It is the least that we can do as an international community and I am horrified that leaders in our country are unwilling to support such calls,” Parker said.
“I welcome all residents in Knoxville to join me in this important call for peace,” she said.
Parker said her plan to introduce the resolution comes after “dozens of Knoxville and area residents came to city council to share with us how the atrocities in Gaza have personally impacted them here.”
pro-Palestine, anti-Israel demonstrations have been taking place across Tennessee since the terrorist group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 that left around 1,200 Israelis dead.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
