Students at the ANU in Canberra have set up a Gaza solidarity encampment on campus in a move mirroring protests occurring at universities across the United States.
Protest organisers Beatrice Tucker and Luke Harrison joined Ross Solly in the studio.
Ms Tucker said she "would not condemn" the October 7 Hamas attack.
"I actually say that Hamas deserve our unconditional support .... not because I agree with their strategy ... (I have) complete disagreements with that," she said.
Mr Harrison, who is a Jewish student, said the organisers were working to ensure the protest was a "safe space" for all students.
"We have been fighting for the recognition that anti-Zionism and critique of Israel is not antisemetic," he said.
ABC Canberra invited a representative from the Australian National University on the show, but no one was available.