Finnish Students Urge Universities to End Ties with Israel

Finland’s Students for Palestine movement organized demonstrations in Helsinki and other cities, urging universities to sever ties with Israel and adopt an academic boycott. A petition from the movement called for the University of Helsinki to end its participation in 15 EU-funded Horizon Europe research projects, claiming that cooperation with Israeli institutions contradicts human rights values. Meanwhile, escalating violence in Gaza resulted in the deaths of five Palestinians amid ongoing Israeli strikes, highlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis. Since October 2023, over 70,000 people have reportedly been killed in Gaza, underscoring the dire situation.

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