Recently, a group of Princeton University students engaged in an anti-Israel hunger strike to protest the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. However, after just 10 days, the hunger strike was called off due to adverse health consequences faced by the participants.
The students had initially vowed to abstain from all food and drink except water until their demands were met. These demands included disclosure, divestment, a full academic and cultural boycott of Israel, and amnesty from all charges for participants of a peaceful sit-in.
Princeton DivestNow, the student protest group behind the hunger strike, aimed to pressure the university to divest from Israel due to the civilian death toll in Gaza. While the first wave of hunger strikers concluded their protest, a second wave began with seven new participants committing to an 'indefinite fast for a free Palestine.'
It remains unclear how long this new phase of fasting will last, but the students are determined to continue their efforts to raise awareness about the situation in Gaza. The decision to end the hunger strike highlights the physical toll such protests can take on individuals and underscores the importance of balancing activism with personal well-being.
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