Students at Britain’s University of Sussex have voted overwhelmingly
in favor of boycotting Israeli goods on campus in response to the
conflict in Gaza last summer.
The referendum requires the commercial arms of the students’ union, such as shops and restaurants, to stop buying products made in Israel.
It also means the students’ union will intensify its lobbying of the University of Sussex in the hope that the institution will join the boycott.
The referendum saw 806 students, 68 percent of all votes cast, vote in favor of joining the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
Some 373 students voted against the proposition, which follows a similar vote from students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London earlier this month, which backed an academic boycott of Israel.
Speaking to RT, Roua Naboulsi, an English Literature and Media Studies student involved in the BDS campaign, said the run-up to the vote was a “very stressful and tiring” time.
Read more: Sussex students vote overwhelmingly to boycott Israel goods over Gaza conflict — RT UK
The referendum requires the commercial arms of the students’ union, such as shops and restaurants, to stop buying products made in Israel.
It also means the students’ union will intensify its lobbying of the University of Sussex in the hope that the institution will join the boycott.
The referendum saw 806 students, 68 percent of all votes cast, vote in favor of joining the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
Some 373 students voted against the proposition, which follows a similar vote from students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London earlier this month, which backed an academic boycott of Israel.
Speaking to RT, Roua Naboulsi, an English Literature and Media Studies student involved in the BDS campaign, said the run-up to the vote was a “very stressful and tiring” time.
Read more: Sussex students vote overwhelmingly to boycott Israel goods over Gaza conflict — RT UK
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