Two days ago, Student Rights warned of an upcoming demonstration against Talya Lador-Fresher, the Deputy Israeli Ambassador. Sure enough, violent scenes followed as Mrs. Lador-Fresher attempted to leave the event. The demonstration was orchestrated by ‘Action Palestine’ who accosted Mrs. Lador-Fresher outside the event as a manned police vehicle attempted to drive her away.
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This week sees tensions refreshed as Deputy Ambassador for Israel Talya Lador-Fresher encounters new protests against her attendance and consequent speaking engagement at the University of Manchester.
No stranger to controversy, Ms. Lador-Fresher was forced into cancelling the last engagement in February amidsts threats and resulting security concerns. Hypocrisy rears it’s ugly head once again [...]
This week, the National Union of Students held its conference in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. One of the more exciting debates to be had was the radicalisation discussion taking place between the Union of Jewish Students’ Adam Pike, the NUS head Wes Streeting, Centre for Social Cohesion’s Douglas Murray, Rashad Ali from the Counter [...]
This is a cross-post from the Canadian National Post website. Author Adam Daifallah reports on the ‘bitter campus divide’ and recent events around Carleton University, in the capital of Ottawa.
Henceforth it will be inaccurate to call the ongoing campus battle over Israel and Palestine a war of words. A new weapon has been introduced into [...]
Last week, we heard David Lammy, Minister for Higher Education discuss the introduction of a charter of ’student rights’ which should be created for each university across the country.
Student Rights certainly welcome such a move, which will seek to clarify the level of support that should be expected from tutors, maximum lecture [...]
