Student Says University Encampments Not Motivated to Truly Assist Palestinians

Pro-Palestine student activists have set up camp across major universities in Australia.

Pro-Palestine activists at Melbourne University believe their institution has been complicit in the Israel-Hamas war due to its funding arrangements with weapons corporations in Melbourne, Australia, on May 22. Josh Spasaro/ The Epoch Times

Students supportive of Israel have accused university activists for Palestine of having a wider agenda besides supporting the Middle Eastern people.

On May 22, “Unimelb for Palestine” said it would disband its tents on the South Lawn and Arts West building if the institution disclosed its funding arrangements with weapons corporations, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing and BAE Systems, within a month.