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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 released a statement explaining the decision: "An administrative decision was made to ensure we had three speakers on each side of the debate, which was proving difficult due to Nitschke's attendance. It is always in the interests of the Oxford Union to ensure a balanced debate with as wide-ranging views as possible represented.
In 2013, Hasan took part in a debate at the Oxford Union to consider whether Islam is a peaceful religion. Hasan, who is an Ithna'Asheri Shia Muslim , vouched for Islam as a religion of peace , citing political and cultural reasons for violence in Muslim majority countries, as opposed to holding the religion of Islam responsible.
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 ...
Questions about the Israel-Hamas conflict are sure to come up during the third GOP debate next week
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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.
The pro-Palestinian campus occupations at the University of Oxford [a] are ongoing occupation protests in Oxford, England, organised by Oxford Action for Palestine (OA4P). [2] The occupations started on 6 May 2024 on the Museum of Natural History 's lawn, in front of the Pitt Rivers Museum . [ 4 ]