Berkeley’s Israel Divestment Resolution: Round Three
Berkeley’s student government, the Associated Students of the University of California, is meeting tonight for what should be the final consideration of a resolution calling on the university to divest its holdings in two corporations that supply the Israeli military.
ASUC first passed the resolution last month, but it was vetoed by the association’s president. An attempt to override that veto failed in an all-night meeting last week, a meeting which ended with a further two hours’ debate on a motion to reconsider that decision.
Last week’s meeting was moved twice to accommodate the large numbers of students and others who wished to
ASUC first passed the resolution last month, but it was vetoed by the association’s president. An attempt to override that veto failed in an all-night meeting last week, a meeting which ended with a further two hours’ debate on a motion to reconsider that decision.
Last week’s meeting was moved twice to accommodate the large numbers of students and others who wished to
