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The study aimed to know the role of the Palestinian universities in reinforcing the tolerance values for their students due to their points of view through the answers of the following questions: 1) What is the reliability practicing tolerance culture in Palestinian universities in the Gaza strip? 2) What are the most common tolerance values which are reinforced by the Palestinian universities, students points of view? 3) What is the difference of Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates in reinforcing the tolerance values due to the points of the students, view according to the following variances: a) University (Al-Azhar- Islamic University- Al-Aqsa) b) Specialization (Natural sciences- applied Sciences- Human sciences- social sciences) c) Gender (Males- Females) 4) What are the needed ways to upgrade the role of the Palestinian universities in reinforcing their tolerance values? The researcher used the analytical descriptive approach and designed the study tool which was a questionnaire included (102) phrase covered seven dimensions. The study covered all the universities students from Al-Azhar university, Al-Aqsa university and The Islamic university who are in the fourth and fifth level and who were registered in the school year (2009- 2010) with number of (5878), (2398) males, (3480) females students. The sample study was a random sample consisted of (294) males and female students, with a rate (5%) from statistics: The researcher used the following statistical methods: 1) The means, the standard deviations. 2) The test for independence sample. 3) One way Anova. 4) Pearson correlation, Sperman correlation, Brown correlation. The study shows the following results: 1) The tolerance culture is spread and is practiced in the universities in Gaza governorates with a rate of (70.02%). 2) The tolerance social values are the most common which Gaza universities reinforce their students to deal with and the rate was (71.10%), the scientific tolerance comes after it with average of (70.47%), then the religious tolerance with average of (70.37%), then the cultural tolerance with average of (69.35%). The political to tolerance has come of the end which wall the weakest with average of (68.78%). 3) The Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates play a weak role in reinforcing the tolerance values among their students with average of (65.21%). 4) There are statistical significant differences in the role of Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates in reinforcing the tolerance values relate to university and it was for Al-Azhar then the Islamic then to Al-Aqsa. 5) There are statistical significant differences in the role of Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates in reinforcing the tolerance values relate to obstacles for Al-Aqsa university. 6) There are statistical significant differences in the role of Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates in reinforcing the cultural values and the political tolerance and the scientific tolerance for Al-Azhar university. 7) There is no significant difference in the role of Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates in reinforcing the values of religious and social tolerance. 8) There are no significant differences in the role of Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates in reinforcing the values of tolerance relate to the scientific specialization except the values of religious tolerance which has significant difference in reinforcing it for the humanation colleges. 9) There are no significant differences in the role of the Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates in reinforcing the tolerance values for their students relate to the gender (Males- Females). 10) There are no significant differences among the universities in the role of curriculum students, activities and the university library in reinforcing tolerance values in students. (Author's abstract)