Earlier, Blavatnik had donated around $270 million to the University, including a $200 million gift to Harvard Medical School in 2018 – the largest single gift in the history of the institution.
The participants in the rally including the 11 accused persons reportedly raised anti-India slogans and 'Sar Tan Se Juda' slogans. They also hailed Pakistan, Palestine, and Hamas during the rally and condemned India's support for Israel.
Hasan Bitmez criticised Turkish government in his last speech. He said, "You have the blood of Palestinians on your hands, you are collaborators. You contribute to every bomb Israel drops on Gaza. Israel will suffer and it will not escape the wrath of Allah."
53-year-old Hasan Bitmez is an MP of the Islamist Felicity Party. He was giving a speech about Israel's war with Hamas to the Assembly where he criticised President Erdogan's stand on Israel.
Several pro-Palestinian users on X, including Islamists like Majid Freeman, have likened these Zara campaign images to the scenes emerging out of Gaza amid Israeli strikes on Hamas