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California State Students Continue Hunger Strike Against Gaza Blockade

Over 30 students enter the seventh day of fasting, demanding divestment from Israeli-linked firms and policy changes at CSU campuses.

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Dozens of students and community activists launched a hunger strike at Stanford University’s White Plaza on Monday, May 12, 2025, demanding divestment from Israel and other actions in support of Palestinians in Gaza. (Ryan Macasero/Bay Area News Group)

Overview

  • More than 30 California State University students are on an indefinite hunger strike, consuming only water with electrolytes and undergoing twice-daily medical checks.
  • The students are protesting Israel's three-month blockade of Gaza, which has drawn widespread international condemnation for creating famine risks for millions of Palestinians.
  • Key demands include divestment from companies supplying weapons and surveillance technology to Israel, severing study-abroad ties with Israeli institutions, and lifting restrictions on campus protests.
  • The movement has expanded beyond CSU campuses, with students at UCLA, Stanford, and Yale also joining hunger strike efforts.
  • The CSU administration has stated it will not alter its investment policies but will continue to uphold free speech and peaceful protest rights.