AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): San Francisco State University joined the ongoing protests at universities across the United States in condemnation of Israel’s relentless onslaught on the war-torn Gaza Strip.
The students set up around 20 tents inside the university campus in support of Palestinians in Gaza, joining Columbia University in its move against Israel's ongoing aggression. Columbia University produced the initial spark to express solidarity with Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip who are subjected to brutal attacks by the Israeli occupation.
Students carried banners calling for the freedom of Palestine and distributed flyers demanding the University administration avoid calling in the police to crack down on the peaceful protests.
The students also called on the university administration to refrain from penalizing students and to respect their right to demonstrate within the campus grounds.
Also among their demands is for the university to divest from companies that have contributed to Israel’s weapons supply, including Lockheed Martin and Hewlett-Packard (HP).
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