Students for Gaza at SFSU scale back encampment; reach agreement with administration

"This is progress, not a victory, there is no victory during genocide."Students at San Francisco State University have reached an agreement with university leadership over divestment from Israel.Campus demonstrations protesting the war in Gaza have been going on for nearly a month now.

Students at San Francisco State University have reached an agreement with university leadership over divestment from Israel.Pro-Palestinian protesters take over condemned hall at UC Berkeley, police say On Wednesday, students revealed more details about the agreement on divesting from weapons manufactures and other similar groups in the future.They are scaling back their encampment and taking down about thirty of their tents. But demonstrators plan on staying until more progress is made."This is progress, not a victory, there is no victory during genocide," said Ayesha with Students for Gaza.

However, protesters say President Mahoney stopped short of calling the thousands of Palestinian deaths a genocide.Students are set to protest the war in the Middle East at San Francisco State University on Monday."So we are going to resume our activity and our presence here on campus. Will not stay the night," said Sydney R."I think the timing is curious.

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