University of Barcelona senate accepts pro-Palestine motion

The senate of Spain’s University of Barcelona approved a motion in support of Palestine on Wednesday 8 May, reports Catalan News.

The motion calls for the university to break all institutional and academic ties with Israel, including centres, research institutes, companies and other institutions in the country, until what they refer to as genocide stops. The result was 59 votes in favour of the motion, 23 against and 37 abstentions. The approved motion will now be put before the board of directors and governing council of the university.

The students protesting at the university celebrated the news of their motion being approved. “This is a big step forward in our fight in solidarity with the Palestinian people at universities,” student council member Pablo Castilla told the Catalan News Agency (ACN) after learning the result of the vote.
Full report on the Catalan News site