San Diego State University Students Stage Walkout, Call to Divest From Israel

Published on May 1, 2024

SAN DIEGO—Mirroring actions that have occurred at campuses across the country, hundreds of San Diego State University students staged a walkout April 30 with demands for the university to sever financial ties with Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The action, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine at SDSU, San Diego 4 Palestine Coalition, and SDSU’s Middle Eastern and North African Student Union, began at 1:30 p.m. at Hepner Hall followed by a march through campus at 2:30 p.m. San Diego State University is among a growing list of campuses nationwide where pro-Palestinian demonstrations have taken place, with protesters demanding higher education institutions divest from companies supporting Israel....

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