Students at the University of Cambridge have reignited their protest against the college’s financial links to Israel’s military apparatus, re-establishing a pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn outside Trinity College. The action, led by the group Cambridge for Palestine (C4P), seeks to pressure one of the wealthiest colleges in the UK into severing ties with companies complicit in what students describe as the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

The encampment was re-launched on 30 May 2025 and quickly gained traction, with a rally the following day drawing around 200 students, faculty, and local supporters. Chants of “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” echoed across Trinity Street as demonstrators called for moral accountability and institutional reform.

C4P’s demands are clear: full financial transparency, immediate divestment from companies involved in violations of international law, a reinvestment in Palestinian communities, and the adoption of a robust ethical investment framework. Their accusations target Trinity College’s documented holdings, including shares worth over £61,000 in Elbit Systems—an Israeli weapons manufacturer whose drones have been used in attacks on Gaza.

Speakers at the protest, some with direct family connections to Gaza, called out the college’s financial complicity in the ongoing assault on Palestinian life. “Trinity’s investments are directly involved in the holocaust in Gaza,” one speaker said, denouncing the silence and inaction of an institution renowned for its global influence.

This renewed action is part of a broader student-led reckoning unfolding across British campuses. Inspired by similar protests at Oxford, UCL, Manchester, and following the recent divestment by King’s College Cambridge, the Trinity encampment is a poignant reminder that students are not backing down. For many, this is not simply a protest—it is a refusal to normalise the financing of brutality.