Rutgers students want school to sever ties with Tel Aviv University

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Rutgers’ University students want their school, the State University of New Jersey, to sever ties with Tel Aviv University in the wake of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

The Rutgers University Student Assembly New Brunswick (RUSA) posted on their Instagram account that students voted to call for the school to terminate a partnership with Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the results were certified on Tuesday.

The vote was conducted through RUSA’s Spring 2024 Election. The student government body announced that the undergraduate student body population voted "yes" for a referendum advocating to sever ties with Tel Aviv University. Over 6,000 students voted "yes" to support the referendum while about 1500 voted "no."

The other referendum the students voted "yes" on asked, "Should Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, divest its endowment fund from companies and organizations that profit from, engage in, or contribute to the government of Israel’s human rights violations?" Over 6,000 students voted "yes" to support the referendum while about 1,700 voted "no."

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After voting "yes" on two referendums, the student body added the two measures to their "advocacy agenda."

"We applaud the students of Rutgers University-New Brunswick for using their voices to vote, as shown by a large turnout for the Spring 2024 election,"