Verdict expected on UQAM's request for injunction against encampment
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The judge hearing UQAM's application for a provisional injunction against the pro-Palestinian encampment on its grounds is expected to issue his decision.
The judge hearing Université du Québec à Montréal's (UQAM) application for a provisional injunction against the pro-Palestinian encampment on its grounds is expected to issue his decision on Monday.
Last Friday, Superior Court Judge Louis-Joseph Gouin heard arguments from both parties involved at a hearing at the Montreal courthouse.
He indicated that he would render his decision on Monday.
Since May 12, pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been camping out near UQAM's Complexe des sciences Pierre-Dansereau, following in the footsteps of similar rallies elsewhere in Canada and the United States.
Participants are demanding that UQAM break its ties with Israeli institutions and reveal the extent of these relationships.
They are also calling on the Quebec government to reverse its decision to open the Quebec office in Tel Aviv.
For its part, UQAM asserts that its foundation has "no investment in armaments," nor does it have "mobility or framework agreements with Israeli universities."
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