Student protesters at McGill encampment determined to stay after judge rejects injunction

Students participating in the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University’s downtown campus drew sighs of relief Wednesday around noon, when news arrived that a Quebec Superior Court judge had rejected an injunction request that would have forced them to leave. The group has been on campus since Saturday, beginning with about 20 tents scattered on the front lawn near the Roddick Gates on Sherbrooke Street and growing to an area of about 4,000 square metres by Wednesday evening. They say they are determined to stay put until the university divests from companies with business interests in Israel. “It’s excellent news. I think it shows we’re on the right side of history and that fights for equality and justice end up prevailing,” said Rima Khreizat, a recent graduate of Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), who has been joining the group during the day.
Khreizat said it was important for her to participate because she is from southern Lebanon, where family members of hers had lost their homes and been displaced by Israeli bombardments in recent weeks. Source:bc.ctvnews.ca