McGill says the Palestinian protestors in the camp are better organized than ever

A group of Palestinian protesters who have set up camp on McGill University's Montreal campus say they are better organized and prepared for their protest than ever before. lasts for the second week.

Protester Ari Nahman said the camp had turned into a “mini-city” with dozens of rain-sheltered tents, a library, a stockpile of donated items and wooden sidewalks to keep mud at bay.

On Sunday, camp members could be seen digging shallow trenches to drain the heavy rain as others worked in a tent that served as a “free store” providing hot coffee, food and rain gear.

Pro-Palestinian activists have pitched tents at the University of Toronto, the University of Ottawa, and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, following a similar wave of protests on US campuses over the Israel-Hamas war.

Opponents of the camps said the protests were illegal and made some Jewish students, McGill and Prime Minister Francois Legot feel unsafe. asked the police to help demolish the tents in Montreal.

Nahman of Independent Jewish Voices Concordia says the campers want to leave, but won't until their universities agree to disburse funds from companies protesting Israel's crackdown on Palestinians.

On Sunday, hundreds of protesters gathered at McGill Roddick Gates for a rally with police presence.