2/ Peter Slezak speech PART 2 pic.twitter.com/2sKf05pmCC
— Amanda Wise (@AmandaYWise) May 3, 2024
Finally, the Australians are getting involved.
It’s about time.
Hundreds of people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza rallied at one of Australia’s top universities on Friday demanding it divest from companies with ties to Israel, in a movement inspired by the student occupations sweeping U.S. campuses.
Pro-Palestinian activists set up an encampment last week outside the sandstone main hall at University of Sydney, one of Australia’s largest tertiary institutions.
Similar camps have sprung up at universities in Melbourne, Canberra and other Australian cities.
Unlike in the U.S., where police have forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges, protest sites in Australia have been peaceful with scant police presence.
On Friday, protesters rallied to demand University of Sydney divest from companies with ties to Israel, echoing calls from students in the U.S., Canada and France.
Notice, there are white men.
It’s not all just women and brown people.
Ongoing tensions among groups protesting in relation to the war on Gaza threatened to boil over today when pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian actions were held side-by-side at Sydney University. pic.twitter.com/JOTkuhpPtl
— 10 News First (@10NewsFirst) May 3, 2024