2 Universities Granted Permission to Clear Gaza Protest Camps

Two UK universities have been granted permission to clear campus land, where students have been camping for weeks in pro-Palestinian protest encampments. On Wednesday, the High Court granted possession orders to the University of Nottingham and the University of Birmingham, allowing them to evict protesters, who have set up tents on campuses in May. The protesters have been objecting to the removal and said their rights to free speech and assembly would be infringed. However, Mr. Justice Johnson said in the Tuesday rulings that protesters had “no real prospect” of showing that universities had breached their duties or that the eviction would be incompatible with their human rights....