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Protestors march across Univ. of Iowa campus over expanded ground operations in Rafah
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – On May 12th, dozens of people marched through the University of Iowa campus from Hubbard Park to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, protesting after Israel ordered more evacuations in a southern Gaza city.
Iowans for Palestine” and “Students for Justice in Palestine” organized today’s protest.
It’s in direct response to an order on May 11th, from Israel, warning 100′000′s of civilians in the city of Rafah to evacuate, as it plans to expand ground operations there.
They’re also continuing to push for the university to divest, or cut ties with any companies that are connected to Israel’s military.
“We want people to keep in mind, where they work, what university they graduated from it’s all connected to Israeli war machine and so until we disclose and divest from that its going to keep happening.” said Clara Reynen who took part in the protest.
Organizers say they plan to continue holding protests until demands are met.
The arena was where many of the university’s graduation ceremonies were held on Sunday.
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