Campus protesters are calling for divestment. Here’s what that means
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College campuses across the country have been thrown into disarray by pro-Palestinian demonstrations this month.
College campuses across the country have been thrown into disarray by pro-Palestinian demonstrations this month. While the demands among protesters vary at each university, nearly all the demonstrations have called for universities to divest from Israel in some form. But divesting may not be so simple for many academic institutions. While there is some historical precedent for divestment, so far, universities have refused to budge. Here’s what to know: “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest,” protesters at Columbia and universities across the country have chanted. Put most simply, divestment is the opposite of investment.