What is divestment and why are students and supporters asking their universities to divest?

Question

I hear the word “divestment” a lot in the news but I fail to understand what it means and how is it important in the conversation of recent events.

In: Economics

Answer 1

It’s the opposite of invest or like uninvest. Apparently lots of universities deal with Israel in one way or another. For the protestors, financially dealing with Israel is in part supporting the current war in Israel/Palestine.