Students at Ireland鈥檚 prestigious Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday ended a five-day-long protest against Israel鈥檚 actions in Gaza after they said their demands were met by the university leadership.
In a statement posted on its website, the university said that 鈥榓n agreement was reached鈥� after 鈥榮uccessful talks between the university鈥檚 senior management and the protestors鈥�.
Laszlo Molnarfi, president of the institution鈥檚 student union, said TCD鈥檚 statement was a 鈥榯estament to grassroots student-staff power鈥�.
The camp would be brought to an end Wednesday evening, he told public broadcaster RTE.
TCD said that the university 鈥榳ill complete a divestment from investments in Israeli companies that have activities in the occupied Palestinian Territory and appear on the UN blacklist in this regard鈥�.
Student activists began the protest on Friday as a 鈥榮olidarity encampment with Palestine鈥� echoing similar protests on US campuses.
Molnarfi on Saturday said that the protest would continue until the university severs any relationships it has with Israel.
Dozens of students pitched tents on one of the main squares at the university, and piled benches to block the entrance to a library that houses the world-famous ninth century gospel manuscript Book of Kells, one of Dublin鈥檚 most popular tourist attractions.
Security staff closed the campus gates 鈥� which are usually open to the public 鈥� during the protest.
鈥榃ith the encampment and blockade of the Book of Kells removed, plans are being put in place to return to normal university business for staff, students, and members of the public,鈥� TCD said on Wednesday.
Last week the union was fined 2,14,000 euros ($2,30,000) by the university for loss of tourist revenue after disruptive protests this year over student fees, rent and the war in Gaza.聽
Dutch riot police clashed on Wednesday with pro-Palestinian protesters as officers moved in to clear barricades at the University of Amsterdam, scene of upheaval since Monday.
Police said around midnight (2200 GMT) that they had arrested 32 people for 鈥榲iolence, destruction, assault and incitement鈥� at the university and on a major thoroughfare in the centre of the Dutch capital.
Local television images showed dozens of police dressed in riot gear exchanging blows with a group of protesters as officers cleared out an area in front of the Binnengasthuis building in Amsterdam鈥檚 city centre.