Students in London replicate US protest encampments against Gaza war

Dozens of students at University College London (UCL), the alma mater of the late Palestinian poet and academic, Refaat Alareer, set up a pro-Palestine encampment on Thursday to demand the university divest from Israel and end any potential complicity in Israel's war on Gaza.

Inspired by the mass encampments rocking universities across the US, students erected orange and green tents on grassy areas of the campus and unfurled a banner in the middle of the quad that read: "UCL Students against genocide."

Other students also slowly ferried in supplies of water and non-perishable foods as they formed a small perimeter to protect their encampment. 

Most of the students who are taking part in the encampment said they were wearing masks over their faces to protect their identities, should the institution target them.

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UCL students attempt to replicate US protest encampments against Gaza war