LSE Referenda ST 2025

Should LSESU acknowledge the ongoing genocide in Palestine and address Islamophobia on campus?

It has now been more than a year since the genocide in Palestine was initiated by the Israeli government. Since October 7, 2023, many Palestinians have lost their lives, their families, and access to basic rights, which include food, education, healthcare, etc.

The student body acknowledges the need to use language that is consistent with international law and human rights experts who have authority on the matter, such as Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967.

LSESU therefore acknowledges the ongoing genocide as a genocide and commits to using more appropriate language around Palestine (‘genocide’, ‘Zionism’, ‘Palestine’, ‘occupation’, etc.), instead of using terms like ‘Middle East Crisis’.  

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