Portland State University students pass anti-Israel resolution

US Portland State University’s student senate passed a resolution urging divestment from companies that “profit from human rights violations” by Israel against Palestinians.

The resolution passed Monday with 22 votes in favor, two against and one abstention, according to the meeting notes, the conservative news and opinion site The College Fix reported.

The resolution, authored by student senator Phoenix Singer and Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights, calls on the university to divest from companies harming Palestinians by working with the Israeli military.

It also blasts Israel for occupying Palestinian land since its establishment in 1948.

The text mentions several companies by name, including Caterpillar, GS4, Hewlett Packard and Motorola, all of  profitting "from human rights violations against Palestinian civilians by the Israeli government."

It also calls on the university “to put in place an internal investment screen which prohibits investment in any company that provides weapons or equipment” employed by Israe against Palestinians.