When Victoria Hinckley, a 21-year-old student organizer at the University of South Florida, participated in a pro-Palestinian protest Tuesday evening, the night ended with tear gas and rubber bullets used by police against the activists.
Divestment from Israel is one of the demands echoed by student demonstrators nationwide. Students have erected tents on campus grounds rallying for universities to sell off investments from Israeli-related companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Alphabet, and Amazon.
About 100 U.S. colleges have reported $375 million in gifts or contracts from Israel over two decades, leading student groups to demand divestment from companies profiting from Israeli apartheid and occupation.
Columbia University's Apartheid Divest group listed five demands, including divesting all finances from companies benefiting from Israeli occupation. They call for transparency in financial investments and academic boycotts.
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