Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University.
The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from any companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself.
Protests on many campuses have been orchestrated by coalitions of student groups. The groups largely act independently, though students say they’re inspired by peers at other universities.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to a speaker as they protest at Stanford University urging the university to divest from Israel and demanding a permanent cease-fire in the war in Gaza, on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Stanford University. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators watch as tents are being pitched at Stanford University’s White Plaza on April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march at Stanford University on April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march at Stanford University on April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to a speaker as they protest at Stanford University on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators put down blue tarps before pitching tents at Stanford University’s White Plaza on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators pitch tents at Stanford University’s White Plaza during a protest on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Stanford University. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to a speaker during a protest on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Stanford University. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators stay by the tents pitched at Stanford University’s White Plaza during a protest on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of Sproul Hall during a planned protest at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, April 22, 2024. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters staged a demonstration in front of Sproul Hall where they set up a tent encampment demanding a permanent cease-fire in the war in Gaza. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian protesters begin to set up tents in front of Sproul Hall during a planned Protest at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) UC Berkeley law student Malak Afaneh speaks to a large crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters during a planned protest at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of Sproul Hall during a planned protest at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian protesters begin to set up tents in front of Sproul Hall during a planned protest at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian protesters stand in front of Sather Gate during a planned protest at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Isa, did not want to give last name, works on her laptop while sitting inside her tent while camped outside Sproul Hall during a protest at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian protesters camp out in tents outside Sproul Hall during a protest at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
