A sit-in protesting the current Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip is underway at the prestigious London School of Economics.

About forty students have been occupying the LSE’s Old Theatre since last night. They are demanding that the LSE…

  • condemn the Israeli attack on Gaza and demand a ceasefire,
  • divest from BAE Systems, a company that provides weapons to the Israeli military,
  • provide five new scholarships to Palestinian students at LSE,
  • conduct a fundraising campaign for the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity,
  • donate surplus books and computers to Gaza educational institutions, and
  • conduct no repraisals against protesting students.

The university released a formal response to the demands expressing concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza while declaring that it “will not take a position” on the Israeli military action itself.