Sacramento State says it won’t invest with companies, funds that profit from genocide, ethnic cleansing [Video]

(FOX40.COM) — Officials at California State University, Sacramento edited its “Policy on Policies” to include a line condemning violations of fundamental human rights in general and said it would not invest in companies or funds that profit from genocide or ethnic cleansing.

“CSU Sacramento opposes and condemns all acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other activities that violate fundamental human rights,” the updated policy now reads. “CSU Sacramento will not engage in any activity or enter into any agreement that conflicts with these values.”

A university spokesperson said pro-Palestinian student activists, who had set up tents on campus a little more than a week ago, agreed to break down the encampments.

The demonstration was part of a nationwide movement of students protesting their university’s ties to Israel.

The university released a statement Wednesday afternoon that it amended a few hours later to read: “We have created a policy on socially …