Judge rejects injunction request for removal of McGill encampment protest

A man reads a sign of demands posted outside a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on McGill University's campus in Montreal on Tuesday. A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a provisional injunction request that would have forced protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University's downtown campus to leave.Protesters have said they are determined to stay put until the university divests from companies with business interests in Israel.

"The court is of the opinion that the balance of inconveniences leans more toward the protesters, whose freedom of expression and to gather peacefully would be affected significantly," the ruling reads.As the pro-Palestinian encampment protest in front of McGill University in Montreal enters its fifth day, a Quebec Superior Court judge is expected to rule on a request to forbid people from gathering near the university's buildings.

The plaintiffs called for five pro-Palestinian groups to be prevented from taking protest actions within 100 metres of McGill property. He also said there is already a committee in place for students who wish to voice their displeasure about the university's investments."There is a process and we've been reminding everybody of this process. Unfortunately, the students who are demanding divestment have chosen not to follow that path which is the actual path to make things change," Labeau said.

The encampment at McGill is one of dozens at universities across North America. On Tuesday night, NYPD officers stormed a Columbia University building that had been occupied by protesters, to provide assistance because university officials "failed to reach a resolution" with protesters.Pro-Palestinian protesters erect tents at U of O

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