Pro-Palestinian encampment members say little progress made in meeting with McGill

Pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment at Montreal's McGill University say they're no closer to taking down their tents after meeting with members of the school administration.

Pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment at Montreal's McGill University say they're no closer to taking down their tents after meeting with members of the school administration.

Encampment spokespeople held a news conference after the meeting and said the university did not provide a clear timeline or process for meeting their demands.

The protesters are demanding the university divest from companies they say are "complicit in Israel's occupation of Palestine," and cut ties with Israeli institutions.

The protesters fenced off an area containing dozens of tents on McGill's lower field on April 27, following a wave of similar campus protests in the United States.

The spokespeople, who described themselves as members of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights McGill and Independent Jewish Voices McGill, say the protesters plan to maintain and expand their encampment until their demands are met.

McGill did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but said Sunday that it continues to work "diligently and in good faith" with all interested parties.