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Why have student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza gone global? (www.theguardian.com)

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Ceasefire and divestment calls have spread beyond US campuses, with more expected as Rafah offensive begins

University campuses around the world have been the stage of a growing number of protests by students demanding academic institutions divest from companies supplying arms to Israel.

The protests, which first spread across college campuses in the US, have reached universities in the UK, the rest of Europe, as well as Lebanon and India.
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Some students have begun hunger strikes in protest against their university’s “silence and inaction”.
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[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

Because they were taught that what's going on in Gaza is a bad thing throughout their lives, only for parents and politicians to say "it's complicated" when footage reveals the simple, brutal, horrible reality.

Cognitive dissonance is a bitch. Shout out to people who remember when they first got disillusioned.