Campus protesters are calling for divestment. What does that mean?

The cardboard sign carried strong words, written in the colors of the Palestinian flag: “USF has blood on its hands.”

Seen Tuesday during protest at the University of South Florida in Tampa, its underlying message echoed the recent chants heard on college campuses across the nation.

Disclose. Divest. We will not stop. We will not rest.

Students and activists are calling on universities to cut financial ties with defense companies and weapons manufacturers they say are supporting Israel’s military response to the Oct.