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A university in the United Kingdom has stopped its investments in weapons and arms manufacturers tied to Israel following prolonged pressure from its students and staff. The University of York confirmed tha it has divested from arms companies linked to Israel following protests, rallies, marches and action from the institution’s student-led coalition. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), the biggest UK organisation for Palestinian rights, and the University of York Palestinian Solidarity Society announced the news on Saturday in a joint Instagram post. “After prolonged protests, rally's, m...
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University protests have spread to the UK following similar actions across the United States. Almost 300 students at the University of Warwick set up camp in the centre of the institution on Friday. The Warwick Stands with Palestine student-led coalition called for a rally and began an encampment at the university's piazza. The group called for Warwick University to divest from companies that they say are linked to Israel’s current war on Gaza, including Rolls-Royce, Moog, and BAE Systems. It is believed the university’s scientific and technological research is funded by R&D investments and pa...
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Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was confronted by pro-Palestine protesters during a speech at the University of Oxford in England this week, as college campuses in the US continue to be rocked by huge anti-war student demonstrations. Pelosi was participating in a debate at the university's Oxford Union on Thursday when her speech was interrupted by two demonstrators who stood up and held Palestinian flags in front of the veteran politician. In advance of Pelosi's appearance at the prestigious debating hall, over one hundred students had gathered outside the venue for a demonstration calli...
The New Arab
Less than two weeks into the pro-Palestinian student encampment protest at Columbia University, the movement has become highly organised, with protocols in place for keeping the protests going while most business goes on as usual. Upon arriving at the subway stop for the university on Thursday, there is a clear level of elevated security, with yellow police tape and what appears to be additional security measures around campus. At the same time, on a warm spring day, the street outside the university gate has a farmer's market selling produce and baked goods from upstate, and cafes in the area...
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A Utah couple accidentally shipped their pet cat in an Amazon return package, trapping it without food or water for six days. The story of Galena, the cat who defied the odds, was eventually discovered safe and well in California. One of the cat's owners, Carrie Clark, noticed the pet had gone missing on April 10th. Clark, along with family and friends, searched the couple's house and neighbourhood for nearly a week and plastered missing posters around town, hoping to locate the cat. "The anxiety and stress of not knowing what happened to her was excruciating," Clark told the outlet. It was th...
IBTimes
The council of the borough of Tower Hamlets in east London have removed pro-Palestine murals, while another local council is reviewing the artwork following complaints from pro-Israel lawyers. Tower Hamlets has the UK’s largest Muslim population, had murals painted across the borough but they have now been removed. One was of Palestinian journalist Hind Khoudary, which was defaced with pro-Israeli graffiti, and another depicted Doaah Albaz, another journalist. Two others in Watney Street and two painted on shop shutters were also taken down. The anti-social behaviour team was contacted about t...
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