More UK universities join pro-Palestine encampments

Students at Queen Mary University and King’s College London launched surprise encampments on Monday for Gaza as the number of encampments continues to grow.

Early in the afternoon, activists from both campuses set up tents and launched their encampments in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

The encampments come after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak summoned university leaders to Downing Street to discuss the encampments and concerns around growing anti-Semitism.

During the meeting, Sunak was flanked by UK Education Secretary Gillian Keegan and Jewish leaders from the Union of Jewish Students and the University Jewish Chaplaincy.Earlier this year, MEE revealed that the UJC was hiring chaplains and said it was an essential requirement that they be “pro-active advocates for Israel.”