Georgetown refuses to cut ties with Israel, stands up to pressure from students

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Georgetown University has stood firm against anti-Israel pressure, confirming that the Washington, D.C.-based institution will maintain its investments and partnerships with companies linked to Israel. This decision was conveyed by Georgetown University Interim President Robert Groves following a student body referendum. The referendum urged the university to divest from companies supporting Israel’s military and to sever ties with Israeli institutions. The referendum passed with 1,447 students in favor and 685 students against, out of approximately 7,200 eligible undergraduate voters.

President Groves emphasized that student referendums are not obligatory for the university and do not have the authority to set university guidelines. Instead, these referendums function as a gauge of the student body’s sentiments towards specific issues.

“Our University remains opposed to any such boycott,” Groves said Tuesday. 

Groves cited the Socially Responsible Investing Policy (SRI Policy), which was adopted by Georgetown’s Board of Directors in 2017. It states, in part, that the university is committed “to exercising ethical management” of its endowment, which “shall not be used as a tool to promote a political agenda.” 

Anti-Israel agitators on campus

A protester waves a Palestinian flag at Georgetown University on March 23, 2025.  (ANDREW THOMAS/Middle Eeast Images/AFP via Getty Images)

“I recognize there is a wide range of opinions on the conflict in the Middle East within our community,” Groves said. “We have numerous events to present different perspectives on the conflict. Guided by the University’s Policy on Speech and Expression, we will continue to protect the right of members of our community to freely express their views.”

“We are guided by our mission statement, which includes our belief that ‘serious and sustained discourse among people of different faiths, cultures, and beliefs promotes intellectual, ethical and spiritual understanding’,” Groves added. “This is a time to encourage such discourse.” 

The announcement comes as the Trump administration has cracked down on American colleges where anti-Israel agitators have taken over buildings and sections of campus and hurled anti-Semitic rhetoric in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. 

In March, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an Indian doctorate student at Georgetown accused of spreading Hamas propaganda. 

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