Uni students demand action against Israel
Thousands of students are gathered in mass meetings on university campuses to discuss and vote on whether the federal government and universities will impose sanctions on Israel.
The National Student referendum in Palestine comes after nearly two -year protests, sitting and camps, and trying to hold both the government and universities responsible by demanding concrete action.
James McVicar, the National Student Union Education Officer, said that the referendum gave the chance to vote for students throughout the country’s connections with companies in the supply of weapons to Israel.
It is waiting for more than 5000 people to register to vote next week.
McVicar, “Students feel anger and anger, and the fear of the images from Gaza shows (about).”
“Students and the general population were disappointed that the government and universities did not listen to overwhelming popular support for the end of the war.
“Not only a Palestinian state is more tokenistic on the track.”
He received two votes at the University of Victoria and the University of Griffith, and the students overwhelmed to call the Federal government to call Israel to impose sanctions.
The majority of the votes will take place next week.
Voting comes a few days after the Victoria’s Wi-Fi network’s Wi-Fi network’s Wi-Fi network of the University of Melbourne has violated the Privteria’s Privacy and Data Protection Law when it used it to monitor a pro-Filestin protest.
The state’s deputy commissioner Rachel Dixon described the incident as “an important violation of confidence”.
A separate investigation in July found that the university’s behavior contributed to a self -sought -after atmosphere and that students and staff openly prevented them from talking about pro -Palestinian movements on campus.
Mr. McVicar hopes that the vote will put pressure on universities to respond to student feelings and make a meaningful action.
“The aim of the referendum is to put them under pressure to respond.”
“We have an expression of a mass exhibition of student democracy and directly to them and directly to the Australian government.”
The referendum comes in the midst of a series of events, including a country -wide march for Palestine.
