Pro-Palestinian protesters at Queen's pack up as university reviews divestment request

Pro-Palestinian protesters are taking down their tents after 12 nights camped outside an administration building at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.Pro-Palestinian protesters at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., say while they plan to pack up their encampment, they'll continue pushing for their demands to be met. Pro-Palestinian protesters are packing up after 12 nights camped outside an administration building at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.

Some blame outsiders for spread of pro-Palestinian encampments. The idea isn't new, say students and experts Encampment organizers said Queen's principal Patrick Deane has received their formal request for divestment, along with around 600 signatures in support of it. Queen's student Yara Hussein is one of the encampment organizers. She said they'll continue pressuring Queen's to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

The tents at Queen's were part of a wave of protests at universities across North America, some of which wereJake Morrow, another one of the encampment organizers in Kingston, estimated roughly 150 people took part. He said the decision to leave was unanimous. While Queen's hasn't met all of their demands, which include an academic boycott of Tel Aviv and Ben-Gurion universities, and more disclosure around the university's investments, it has acknowledged them, the protesters said.

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