About a hundred people have set up an encampment on McGill campus this weekend demanding the university divest from Israel-connected funds. They say there is no end to their demonstration in sight., the students say they want the institution to cut millions in financial ties with Israel in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war.
A woman who spoke to Global News on-site claimed to be the encampment’s spokesperson but refused to give her name said the demonstration is calling for the university to divest from all holdings that finance the Israeli military and are “complicit in the violence.”Signs and banners are shown attached to a fence next to a pro-Palestinian demonstration at an encampment at McGill University in Montreal, Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Demonstrators present on Sunday told Global News they are committed to staying until the university commits to their demands. The encampment was set up on Saturday, with around 20 tents and multiple fences in place creating a barricade. Dozens of signs were present that read, “You are funding genocide,” “Free Gaza now” and saying the protest stood in solidarity with the Palestinian cause and people in Gaza.
They said officers are present and ready to help the McGill security team if needed and are remaining vigilant and following the situation closely incase it escalates.People work on a sign during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at an encampment at McGill University in Montreal, Saturday, April 27, 2024.U.S. Rep.
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