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    Pro-Palestinian student protests target colleges' financial ties with Israel

    by Collin Binkley,Steve Leblanc and Bianca Vzquez Toness Apr 24, 2024 5 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that empower its ongoing war in Gaza.

    The demand has its roots in a decades-old campaign against Israel's policies toward the Palestinians. The movement has taken on new strength as the Israel-Hamas war surpasses the six-month mark and stories of suffering in Gaza have sparked international calls for a cease-fire.

    Inspired by ongoing protests and the arrests last week of more than 100 students at Columbia University, students from Massachusetts to California are now gathering by the hundreds on campuses, setting up tent camps and pledging to stay put until their demands are met.

    “We want to be visible,” said Columbia protest leader Mahmoud

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