Brown Rejects Protesters’ Push to Divest Over Israel Ties

Brown University announced on Wednesday that its governing board had voted to reject a student proposal to divest from companies involved in Israeli military and security activities. The vote, on Tuesday, was the first of its kind in the Ivy League since the start of the Israel-Hamas war one year ago, which has ignited an international protest movement. Since the deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the ensuing bombardment of Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, pro-Palestinian college students across the country have demanded their schools take action — mainly by divesting college endowments from holdings related to Israel. These efforts have rarely been successful.