Students at an encampment on the grounds of Cambridge University, protesting against the war in Gaza, May 7, 2024
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY has succumbed to pressure and agreed to meet pro-Palestine activists, less than a day after students escalated their campaign.
Students demanding divestment from firms complicit in Israel’s war crimes had expanded their camp outside King’s College, also taking over the lawn outside Senate House, before the university administration agreed to meet activists to discuss preconditions for negotiations.
A Cambridge for Palestine spokesperson said: “This is a successful example of protest action working to achieve our goals — we are determined to extend this success in getting our university to divest from all financials fuelling the genocide in Gaza and Palestine.”
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
