At the McGill encampment: Calls to divest from Israel

Front Burner

Unless it was dismantled last night after we put this podcast to bed, the pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University is now entering into its 11th day. It's just one of several across Canada, and one of many more across North America.

So last Tuesday, we headed to Montreal to check out the McGill encampment for ourselves.

We went to speak to students there about their central demand: divestment. We wanted to learn more about what it means, why the students are calling for it, and why the broader push that “divestment” is part of — the movement known as BDS — is so controversial.

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