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Student protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel. What does that mean?
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are calling on universities to sell investments in companies they say are complicit in war in Gaza
As protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza are spreading throughout American campuses, one demand made by students across schools keeps coming up: divestment from Israel.
Universities rely on endowments to fund things like research and scholarships, and those endowments are typically invested in companies and alternative asset classes, such as private equity and hedge funds.
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Calls to Divest From Israel Put Students and Donors on Collision Course
To get protesters off campus lawns, Brown University and others have agreed to consider ending investments linked to Israel. But how?The New York Times - Business - Israel -
Ask Shrimsley: what does ‘mansplaining’ mean these days?
No man is safe from the accusation — except perhaps David AttenboroughFinancial Times - Business -
US universities resist calls to divest from Israel-linked companies
Officials cite barriers to meeting boycott movement’s demands despite precedents on other topicsFinancial Times - Business - Israel
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