Pro-Palestinian students camp at Trinity College Dublin

Pro-Palestinian students at the prestigious Trinity College in Dublin They camped at the institution to protest the Israeli military offensive on Linkand on Saturday they blocked the entrance to a building that usually attracts many tourists.

Protesters described their mobilization as a “camp in solidarity with Palestine”, thus joining the multiple manifestations of this type in Europe and the United States.

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On Friday night, dozens of people set up tents in various locations on campus and placed benches in front of the library that contains the “Book of Kells”, famous medieval manuscript that tourists often visit in Irish capital.

The president of the university students’ union, Lászlo Molnarfihe said online RTE protesters ask the institution to cut its ties with Israel.

“An unauthorized camp BDS (movement calling for boycott of Israel) is present in Trinity“, the establishment indicated in a statement.

“To ensure safetyaccess to campus will be restricted to students, staff, residents and members of the athletics department”, he added, and warned that entry to visitors would be prohibited this Saturday.

“Although Trinity supports the right of students to hold demonstrationsthese must be carried out within the scope of the rules of the university”, highlighted the establishment.

Opposition to Israel’s military intervention in Link is very strong in Ireland, where marches calling for a Stop the fire They gathered thousands of people in the streets.

The government itself is very critical of the attitude of the Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu since the beginning of the conflict, triggered after Hamas’ bloody attack on Israel on October 7.

Source: Elcomercio

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