Spokesperson’s statement following interruption of routine lecture by Deputy Israeli Ambassador at Essex University
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  •   Spokesperson’s statement following interruption of routine lecture by Deputy Israeli Ambassador at Essex University
  • 2/21/2013
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    ​A routine lecture by the Deputy Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom Mr Alon Roth-Snir today at Essex University was viciously interrupted and brought to early conclusion by a group of Palestine Solidarity Campaign activists.
     
    The activists prevented the Deputy Ambassador from speaking and did not desist despite requests from fellow students, members of faculty, and security officials at the event.
    An Embassy spokesperson said that:
     
    “These confused and violent students make a mockery of the very foundations of freedom of speech, a pillar of the academic world. Their actions shame Essex University and British academia, and damage a long tradition of positive academic exchange. Such behaviour should be strongly condemned by all those who cherish democratic values.”
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