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BREAKING: Pollack Rejects Student-Led Divestment, Ceasefire Referendum
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President Pollack formally expressed her disapproval of the student-led divestment and ceasefire referendum in a statement sent on Thursday.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/ceasefire/)
President Pollack formally expressed her disapproval of the student-led divestment and ceasefire referendum in a statement sent on Thursday.
The movement pushing for Cornell to divest from companies engaging in “morally reprehensible activities” in Gaza was a central theme of the Spring 2024 semester.
I implore you to view the students’ uprising as a genuine call for a ceasefire and divestment, a position which in my view is the most humane for both Gaza and the hostages who were abandoned by their government.
The Cornell community will vote on whether Cornell should divest from weapons manufacturers “supporting the ongoing war in Gaza.”
After the Common Council passed a ceasefire resolution in a 10-1 vote during a heated meeting on Wednesday, Ithaca is now one of five municipalities in New York to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
The Tompkins County ceasefire resolution failed to pass on Feb. 6 amidst Middle East tensions.