Students at Trinity College Dublin break up camp after the school announces that it will divest from Israeli companies
Students at Trinity College Dublin broke up their pro-Palestinian camp on Wednesday after the university granted their request and announced that it would divest from Israeli companies. According to a statement from the university management, the center reached an agreement with the protesters whereby “Trinity will complete a divestment from Israeli companies that have activities in the occupied Palestinian territory and are on the UN blacklist.” Additionally, the university will “endeavour” to divest from other Israeli companies.
The camping had begun on May 3, when the students planted dozens of tents in Fellows Square, the main patio of the university campus, which gives access to the library where the Book of Kells, the famous manuscript of the century, is kept. IX considered the great treasure of medieval Irish religious art.
“We are pleased that this agreement has been reached and are committed to continuing to engage constructively on the issues raised. We thank the students for their commitment,” said the dean, Eoin O’Sullivan, who led the negotiations.
On the other hand, the academic institution has asserted that it “fully understands the driving force behind the encampment” on its campus and has “sympathized with the students” regarding the “horror of what is happening” in the Gaza Strip. where the Israeli Army has killed more than 37,800 Palestinians since October 7.
“We abhor and condemn all types of violence and war, including the atrocities of October 7, the hostage taking and the continued ferocious and disproportionate attack on Gaza. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the dehumanization of its population are obscene,” he said.
