Montreal pro-Palestinian activists say they've set up a new encampment at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear the protest camp that has been on its grounds since April 27. A tent with free supplies is seen at the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal, Monday, May 6, 2024.
"As the occupying forces intensify their murderous aggression against Rafah, we, students and workers, refuse to remain silent in the face of the apartheid, genocide and colonial crimes of the State of Israel,” said Leila Khaled, spokesperson for the camp, which calls itself Université Populaire Al-Aqsa.
The news release said the activists have no intention of leaving the UQAM encampment until their demands are met, and are encouraging protesters at other campuses to follow suit. On Sunday, University of Alberta President Bill Flanagan acknowledged the public concern surrounding the school's decision to call in police, which he said had been "tremendously difficult" to make.
Organizers of the Edmonton protest responded that the only violence and injury that occurred was when police showed up. They also disputed that the tools Flanagan referred to could be construed as weapons. In a judicial application for an injunction dated Friday, McGill framed its request around sanitary concerns and what it described as the "risk of violence and intimidation."
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