Australian students join pro-Palestine campus rallies   

FILE - Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate at the University of Sydney against the Israel-Hamas war, April 24, 2024. FILE - A pro-Palestinian protester demonstrates at the University of Sydney to protest the Israel Hamas war, April 24, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian students at four Australian campuses say they will permanently occupy university land until their demands for divestment are met. The protests have been called by activists in solidarity with their counterparts in the United States.