A wave of protests expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people is spreading across college and university campuses. There were just in the U.S., with and other countries.
from to . What unites them is a call for schools to use their financial leverage and other kinds of influence to apply pressure on Israel.
The , meaning the sale of financial assets either related to Israeli companies or shares in other corporations perceived to assist the Israeli military. In addition, many protests include calls for the . They also feature demands for colleges and universities to distance themselves from Israel by and academic exchanges.