ORLANDO, Fla. — Student protests against the Israel and Palestinian conflict continue nationwide and here in Central Florida.
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Nearly 40 students marched, circling the University of Central Florida campus to make their demands heard and express support for Palestinian liberation.
The leader of Thursday’s protest, fourth-year UCF student Miriam Fatima, says they are asking for disclosure and divestment from war-profiting and weapon-making companies.
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“We don’t want our tuition dollars paying to slaughter kids, period,” Fatima said. “We are eight months into a genocide. 40,000 Palestinians are dead. We need a cease-fire...immediate, ever-lasting cease-fire now.”
Fatima says the group is also committed to reinstating SJP, or Studies for Justice and Politics, on campus.
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There was law enforcement present for Thursday’s protest. No arrests were made.
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