Harvard protesters give university Monday deadline to begin anti-Israel negotiations

FILE - Students protesting against the war in Gaza, and passersby walking through Harvard Yard, are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The pro-Palestine protesters behind encampment efforts at Harvard University are giving school leaders a Monday deadline to begin discussing divesting from Israel.Friday the university has until 5 p.m. Monday to start negotiations.

HOOP did not specify Friday what action it will take if Harvard does not meet its Monday deadline. The announcement followed the group expanding its "Liberated Zone" to cover both sides of University Hall, the area where commencement ceremonies will occur later this month. "We have eaten, lived, and mourned together — we will face discipline together too," HOOP wrote. "We will remain encamped until Harvard meets our demands."Thursday to discuss divesting funds from Israel, as well as to develop anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab racism training for all administrators and staff. In exchange, protesters consented to ending the encampment on Rutger's campus and removing all tents and trash from the surrounding area.

"If you reward protestors who violate the rules or worse, you will get more protests and more extreme rule violations," Ackmanon a student proposal to divest from companies believed to be helping Israel in its war against Hamas. It has also promised that no Brown student organization involved in its campus encampment will be derecognized due to its participation.

The National Desk reached out to Harvard for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. This story will be updated if a response is received.

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