SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Students and staff aligned with the nationwide Gaza encampment protests at San Francisco State University are celebrating a historic win: the university will divest from four companies that do business in Israel.
“By standing with us, we were able to be the first university that was able to divest from major weapons manufacturers Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Palantir and Leonardo,” a student named Adeel told the more than 100 students in attendance at the rally on Thursday.
In May, the university held an open negotiation session with students. Students peacefully dismantled the encampments at the end of the school year with the goal that negotiations would continue over the summer.
“And to continue the work that was started by the liberation movements of the 60s, and to say we do not want education to be invested in the killing apparatus of the state and global imperialism,” said SFSU Professor Omar Zaza to cheers.
In a statement, the San Francisco State University …