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    Students’ hunger strike is ‘last resort’ to get university to listen on Gaza

    by Nick Forbes May 09, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    An Edinburgh University student taking part in a hunger strike in protest against the war in Gaza said it is a “last resort” after other methods of protest failed.

    The student, who referred to herself only as Nevis, is one of five people currently on hunger strike in the city, with more members of the university’s Justice for Palestine Society due to join the hunger strike in the coming days.

    The protesters’ demands include the university ending its investments in companies and funds they

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