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The event caused much controversy with several Oxford academics writing to “unequivocally condemn the incendiary remarks made by some speakers in support of Hamas and terrorist violence." The Oxford Union ended up voting for the proposition that "Israel is an apartheid state that is committing genocide" with 278 votes for and only 59 votes ...
The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, England, whose membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford. Founded in 1823, it is one of Britain's oldest university unions and considered [ by whom? ] one of the world's most prestigious private students' societies ...
He was elected in a political upset after Azhar Ali, the Labour candidate, lost the support of his party due to comments made regarding the Hamas-led attack on Israel. [116] [117] Galloway won almost 40% of the vote and overturned a Labour majority of 9,668. [118] The Israel–Hamas war dominated the campaign.
A motion to be brought before union members states that only a ‘mass uprising across the Middle East can free the Palestinian people’. Oxford academics to debate motion for ‘intifada until ...
The Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war has stirred debate among the enclave's Palestinian clerics, with some saying it was not worth the heavy civilian death toll and others ...
The October 7 attacks and Israel’s ensuing war in Gaza has roiled the region like never before, challenging the news media’s coverage and upending the region’s politics and policy for ...
In the following weeks during Israel's counterattacks on Gaza, a number of pro-Palestine vigils, rallies and marches were held throughout the UK.On 9 October, the Stop the War Coalition and Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) attended a demonstration in which hundreds marched through London's Kensington High Street and outside the embassy of Israel.
As colleges grapple with how to recover from the Israel-Hamas controversies on their campuses, some have decided the best way forward is to try to back away from hot-button issues. This week ...