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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Israel–Hamas war In February 2024, Hasan wrote in The Guardian that U.S. president Joe Biden should end the Gaza genocide . [ 51 ] During an interview on Democracy Now! in late March 2024, Hasan expressed his concern about " genocide in Gaza " with regard to Israel's 2023 incursion into Gaza after the October 7 attack on Israel , and that ...
GAZA/JERSUALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in aid and release at least 50 hostages captured by militants in exchange for ...