Students protesting on campuses across US ask colleges to cut investments supporting Israel

By COLLIN BINKLEY, STEVE LeBLANC and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS
Associated Press

Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in pro-Palestinian encampments with a unified demand to end investments supporting Israel’s war in Gaza. From Massachusetts to California, students have gathered by the hundreds and vowed to stay put until universities meet their demands. It’s inspired by a demonstration at Columbia University last week that resulted in dozens of arrests. The latest protests focus on colleges’ financial investments, reviving a decades-old campaign to cut ties with Israel and its supporters. The movement is seen by some as an effort to bring freedom to Palestinians and by others as a form of antisemitism.