McGill Ends Talks With Protesters Who’ve Occupied Campus for Seven Weeks
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A pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the campus of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, on April 29.
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McGill University, one of Canada’s top schools, has given up on negotiating a resolution with pro-Palestinian protesters who’ve been camped on its south lawn for more than 50 days, and plans to pursue court action against them instead.
President Deep Saini said the university’s latest bid to end the encampment peacefully was rejected by protest organizers. The Montreal-based institution had offered “limited disciplinary amnesty” to students and staff who have participated in the encampment, which began on the last weekend in April.