California Riverside University students to end pro-Palestinian encampment

The administration at the University of California, Riverside, has reached an agreement with student protesters to remove a pro-Palestinian encampment from campus.

On Friday, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced that an agreement had been reached and that the encampment would be peacefully dismantled by midnight.

Under the terms of the agreement, the university will disclose and review its investments and change the approval process for study abroad programs to ensure compliance with its anti-discrimination policies.

“The School of Business has discontinued Global Programs in Oxford, U.S., Cuba, Vietnam, Brazil, China, Egypt, Jordan and Israel,” the agreement underlines.

Wilcox welcomed the peaceful resolution and emphasized the importance of constructive dialogue in resolving such issues.

"It has been my goal to resolve this matter peacefully and I am encouraged by this outcome, which was generated through constructive dialogue,” he emphasized.

He noted that while the agreement does not change the ongoing conflict in Gaza or the need to address anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other prejudices, it does provide an opportunity for constructive and peaceful discussions on these complex issues.

The agreement at University of California Riverside mirrors similar developments at other leading U.S. schools such as Brown, Northwestern and Rutgers.

In recent weeks, demonstrations on U.S. college campuses have been calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza, with student protesters facing police brutality and arrests.

Source: AA