Colleges ‘declare war’ on Gaza protest movement ahead of new term

New regulations place strict limits on demonstrations, but students are unlikely to be deterred

Published on
September 9, 2024
Last updated
September 9, 2024
Patrick Jack
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators confront police as they clear an encampment after students occupied the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall at the University of California to illustrate Colleges ‘declare war’ on Gaza protest movement ahead of new year
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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by davep@... on September 9, 2024 - 10:20am
A genocide is happening. Israel has become a rogue state. Criticism of the actions of the Israeli government is not antisemitic. The actions of HEIs - in the UK as well as the US - are tantamount to censorship on false premises.

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