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Similar encampments and demonstrations at more than 50 other colleges erupted this week against the Israel i offensive, which has killed over 34,000 people in Gaza , caused famine and displaced most of the population.Online, scenes of peaceful solidarity were quickly intertwined with reports of mass arrests, punditry and misinformation.
Colleges are required to report gifts and contracts from foreign sources to the Department of Education. The department found that about 100 colleges and universities in the U.S. have reported $375 million in gifts or contracts from Israel over the past two decades, the BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has been scrutinized for its holdings in weapons manufacturers by students at the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University, who believe that their colleges should divest from it,Students are also demanding that their schools sever academic ties with Israel.
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