Students from the Harvard Law Faculty voted to demand from the university confidence, deprived of “weapons, observation technology” and other Israeli companies, a symbolic vote that attracts the protest that attracted the Trump administration.
Harvard administration said she would not get rid of last year, and the student voice does not fulfill the implementation, but the move causes anti -Israel protests at the focus when President Alan Garber tries to assure Republicans that they seriously criticize a school that includes his anti -Semitism appeal.
The transition takes place a few days after the administration pulled 400 million dollars from the University of Columbia And immigration officials arrested the organizer of anti -Israel protests. Last week, Harvard said it was temporarily freezing teachers and staff who hire federal financing against the background.
“The threats of the Trump administration are intended to scare us in order, but this referendum shows that these efforts are only strengthening our solidarity with Palestine,” said Irene Amien, organizer of legal students for free Palestine. The note states that 73% of the 842 students who voted were deprived. There are almost 2000 students at the Law School.
Professional students have long called on universities to develop ties with Israel, which administrators almost completely ignore, even after protests on campus intensified as a result of Hamas attack in October 2023 to pay for the Jewish state and Israel.
Schools and legislators rejected the boycott, deprivation, sanctions or BDS, movement against Israel, considering it as an anti -Semite because it questioned the legitimacy of the Jewish state and nominating the policy of one country.
A statement by the Harvard Law Faculty states that it strongly supports students’ rights. It adds that the administration did not have a role in a referendum held by the Student Government.
“As explained by the students, the administration expressed a deep disappointment with the decision of the student government’s leadership to proceed with the unnecessary separate referendum, which contradicts the stated goals of the student government” the reception community “and” enhancement “,” said Harvard Low.
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