Stirling students vote to back Palestinians
Students at Stirling University have voted in favour of a motion supporting academic rights for Palestinians. The referendum, which was called following a vote at the Stirling University Students' Association's annual general meeting, also backed a twinning scheme with Birzeit University in the Occupied Territories.
Student backing for the motion was strong with three hundred and forty seven voting in favour and eighty eight against. SUSA will now begin the process of twinning with Birzeit, it will also publicly condemn the Israeli occupation, border wall and settlements in Palestinian territory.
The campaign was led by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) branch on the Stirling campus. SPSC sent a delegation to Palestine this summer, Stirling students were amongst the delegates. One student delegate observed, "Our visit to Palestine this summer with the Scottish PSC Solidarity Delegation made us realise that the lies
told by our media about the conflict must be challenged, the Israeli troops must leave, the settlers must depart, and the wall must come down. Our victory today has led Stirling University Students Association to condemn all of these illegal obstacles that hinder Palestinians'
right to education."
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