Five-day protest over Gaza war ends on Dublin campus
Students at Ireland's Trinity College Dublin (TCD) on Wednesday ended a five-day protest against Israel's actions in Gaza after they said their demands were met by the university. In a statement posted on its website, the university said "an agreement was reached" after "successful talks between the university's senior management and the protesters". Laszlo Molnarfi, president of the institution's student union, said TCD's statement was a "testament to grassroots student-staff power". TCD said the university "will complete a divestment from investments in Israeli companies that have activities in the occupied Palestinian Territory and appear on the UN blacklist in this regard." Protesters had demanded the university end any relationships it had with Israel. Security staff had closed the campus gates -- which are usually open to the public -- during the protest. Student activists began their action last Friday as a "solidarity encampment with Palestine" echoing similar protests in the United States.  Pro-Palestinian protests have rocked US campuses for weeks, spreading to countries in Europe as well as Australia. (AFP)