Spirit of Sixties revived as student protests at links with Israel spread - The Scotsman
A FRESH student sit-in was under way last night as 1960s-style protests appeared to be making a comeback in Scotland's universities.
The occupation of Edinburgh University's George Square lecture theatre at noon yesterday is the fourth such protest to be held at a Scottish university in two weeks, as students voice opposition to links with Israel following its bombing of Gaza.
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Already, the protests have led to university authorities at Strathclyde agreeing to end a contract with Eden Springs, an Israeli water company.
Observers have said that, although
