TORONTO — As students prepare to head back to post-secondary campuses for the fall term, tensions sparked by the pro-Palestinian protest encampments that cropped up at several Ontario universities over the summer break are lingering on for some.
Several students who supported or participated in the protests say they're disappointed in how their schools handled the encampments, while some Jewish students say they're anxious about returning to campuses where conversations about the Israel-Hamas war could be particularly charged.
The encampment at U of T was among several that emerged at universities in Ontario and other provinces, with protesters demanding their schools disclose investments in and divest from organizations profiting from Israel's offensive in Gaza. U of T said the school has a policy to consider divestment requests, which pro-Palestinian student leaders “consistently declined” to engage with.
An encampment at the university in north Toronto lasted less than a day in June before police arrived to enforce a trespass notice. For other students, the return to campus in the wake of the protests has them concerned for different reasons.
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