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divestment

noun as in divestiture

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It also asks health care institutions to support an arms embargo of Israel and divestment from companies implicated in violence.

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The UC system has repeatedly opposed calls for divestment saying it impinges on the academic freedom of the university community.

CSU leaders also say they have no plans to target Israel for divestment.

Under the agreement, Berkeley rejected calls to directly target Israel through divestment or academic boycotts, but promised to review complaints about discrimination against Palestinians and other groups in academic partnerships such as exchange programs.

Last academic year, college campuses throughout the nation were roiled and divided by dueling rallies between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, accusations of antisemitic and anti-Palestinian bias and tensions over an anti-war movement pushing for divestment from Israel.

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