Brown University students enter eighth day of hunger strike over Israel-Gaza
Posted on AllSides February 9th, 2024
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Alicia Joo/Jews for Ceasefire
A group of Brown University students have entered the eighth day of a hunger strike to pressure their school to divest from businesses they say benefit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.
The 19 students began their protests on 2 February.
They said they will continue until Brown officials consider divesting.
It is likely the longest hunger strike in the US since the beginning of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.
The strike at the Ivy League university in Rhode Island has been organised by campus groups Palestine Solidarity Caucus and Jews...
