Spanish universities expressed willingness Thursday to suspend ties with any Israeli educational institution that failed to express “a clear commitment to peace” as Israel’s war on Gaza rages. Students protests have gathered pace across Western Europe in recent weeks with protesters demanding an end to the Gaza bloodshed and to cut ties with Israel, taking their cue from demonstrations that have swept US campuses. In a statement, the university chancellors’ governing board (CRUE) denounced the violence and threw its support behind the protests that have recently popped on Spanish campuses. Dem…