Anti-Israel protesters were seen voluntarily taking down their tents at Harvard University on Tuesday, reports CNN.
For nearly three weeks, the student protest group Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine (HOOP) had set up an illegal encampment on campus calling for Harvard to divest from any financial holdings linked to Israel. Other demands included disciplinary amnesty for students involved in the antisemitic protest as well as the creation of a Palestinian studies program on campus.
Under the reported terms of the deal, Interim President Alan Garber committed to facilitating a meeting between the protesters and representatives from Harvard Management Company, which oversees the university’s $50 billion endowment. He also agreed to retract suspensions issued to more than 20 students and backed down from pursuing disciplinary measures against 60 other students involved in the illegal encampment.
“There will continue to be deep disagreements and strongly felt emotions as we experience pain and distress over events in the wider world,” Garber wrote in a statement. “Now more than ever, it is crucial to do what we do at our best, creating conditions for true dialogue, modeling ways to build understanding, empathy, and trust, and pursuing constructive change anchored in the rights and responsibilities we share.”
HOOP commented on the deal in a post on X, describing it not as a “divestment win” but rather a “side deal” meant to pacify them away from their core push for full “transparency and divestment.”
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