Student activists protested outside the University of Michigan Regents' meeting Thursday, demanding that the university divest from companies that provide support for Israel's war in Gaza.
Salma Hamamy is president of the U of M chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. She said Israel's military actions have killed thousands of Palestinians in just the past few months.
"We will not stop until divestment is made," she told the crowd. "We refuse to be complicit in this genocide."
The International Court of Justice has found it's "plausible" that Israel's actions amount to genocide. Israel says it's acting in self-defense.
U of M Regents responded that their investments in companies that do business in Israel are a tiny fraction of the endowment's funds. And they reiterated their intention not to divest any holdings for political reasons.
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