A deal struck by Northwestern University officials and pro-Palestinian demonstrators brought an end to a protest encampment on campus but drew harsh criticism from Jewish leaders and students on Wednesday.
The agreement, announced this week, included a promise by the university to be more transparent about its financial holdings.
In turn, demonstrators removed the tent camp they built last week at Deering Meadow, a stretch of lawn on campus.
The university did not commit to divesting from companies linked to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, a chief demand animating campus protests across the nation.
But protest organizers at Northwestern said they saw transparency as a first step toward that goal.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Northwestern University, Northwestern, Educators for Justice, American Jewish Committee, Cook County Circuit Court, Jewish Voice, Peace, Brown University, Columbia University, University of California
Locations:
Deering, Gaza, Palestine, Northwestern, Cook County, New York, Los Angeles