Goldsmiths says it's 'working to meet' demands of students protesting war on Gaza

After several months of students protesting against Israel's war in Gaza and the school's investments in Israel, Goldsmiths University of London released a statement saying that it is working to "deliver on these commitments to the best of its ability".

The school said that it would commit to a number of actions, including: dedicating a handful of scholarships to Palestinian students; building an exhibition to memorialise the students' occupation of Professor Stuart Hall Building; "supporting a proposal" to rename a lecture hall after the late Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh; and conducting a review of the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance antisemitism definition the school adopted in 2022.

The school also agreed to revise its ethical investment policy and encouraged students to provide evidence that the school's investments in companies linked to Israel should be removed.

There was no commitment from the school to take out any active investments in companies profiting from Israel's war on Gaza or Israel's occupation of Palestine.

As one Instagram user said: "I am happy to read this, especially about the scholarships, [but] the divestment right now are just promises so I hope that's not a polite no from goldsmith management."