The group is calling for Queen’s to end all ties with universities in Israel
Students at the Queen’s University Belfast have staged a sit-in protest on campus calling for the removal of Hillary Clinton as chancellor.
They have also condemned terminology and some content used in the university’s deeply divided societies course around Palestine. The group said further action will be discussed among members.People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll attended the sit-in. He said: "I think it’s very, very important that they’ve done this. Hopefully the students can force management to act.
“Queen’s University Belfast is committed to freedom of expression, the right to hold a range of views, and the promotion and protection of the right to protest,” they said. “We have had constructive discussions, listened to concerns and ideas, and exchanged views in an atmosphere of mutual respect, with a genuine desire to find solutions and common ground on a range of issues, and we will continue to do so.
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