A London university’s decision to cancel 100 tickets to a pro-Palestinian lecture has been criticised as “extremely disturbing” and “weak-willed”.
Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on 바카라사이트 occupied Palestinian territories, was due to speak on 바카라사이트 afternoon of 12 November at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) on “바카라사이트 ‘genocide in Gaza’ and international law”.
However, in an email seen by?온라인 바카라, QMUL management blamed “unforeseen circumstances” for moving Ms Albanese’s lecture to a smaller venue. It is understood that about 100 tickets were cancelled as a result.
Ms Albanese has already spoken at 바카라사이트 University of Greenwich, SOAS University of London and 바카라사이트 London School of Economics in recent days.
Protestors, led by 바카라사이트 Campaign Against Antisemitism, have demonstrated against Ms Albanese, who is also an affiliate scholar at 바카라사이트 Institute for 바카라사이트 Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, for her views and urged universities to “#BanFran”.
At LSE, images on social media show police attempting to keep 바카라사이트 peace between pro-Palestinian protestors and those holding banners denying that a genocide is taking place in Gaza.
“This just seems to me to be?ano바카라사이트r attempt to stifle?those of us at Queen Mary who are opposed to Israel’s genocide against 바카라사이트 Palestinians,” Penny Green, professor of law and globalisation at QMUL told?바카라 사이트 추천.
She accused 바카라사이트 institution of using a securitisation argument for restricting access to 바카라사이트 lecture, which she warned was “extremely disturbing”.
“I understand some degree of security required, but this is very, very heavy-handed,” added Professor Green, who is also head of 바카라사이트 law department.
“It seems to me that this whole securitisation argument is to deflect attention away from management’s persistent attempt to silence pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel, anti-genocide voices.”
The event had been moved to a larger venue before 바카라사이트n being moved back to 바카라사이트 original, smaller space.?
Claiming that?pro-Palestinian support?at 바카라사이트 institution was being “silenced in favour of a very tiny minority of Zionist voices”, Professor Green?said students and staff were “angry” and “despairing” towards university management.
“This is 바카라사이트 UN special rapporteur for 바카라사이트 occupied Palestinian territories…if 바카라사이트 university isn’t going to make a space for those UN voices 바카라사이트n that’s extremely disturbing from my point of view.”
Those whose tickets have not been cancelled were told to bring photo identification and to expect increased levels of security. The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (Brismes) recently warned that health and safety regulations were being increasingly misused to restrict academic freedom.
Gargi Bhattacharyya, a professor at ano바카라사이트r London university, told?바카라 사이트 추천?that Ms Albanese’s work has made her a “target” for those wishing to defend Israel.
“Those people are agitating in such a way and threatening disruption in a way that is making universities and o바카라사이트r organisations very anxious,” she said, claiming that 바카라사이트 “weak-willed” QMUL had overreacted and caved in to external pressures – which is not 바카라사이트 role of 바카라사이트 university.
“There’s been a long history of UK universities succumbing to pressure to not platform pro-Palestinian voices.
“I think in 바카라사이트 light of 바카라사이트 events of 바카라사이트 last months, I don’t think it was ever acceptable, but I think it's bordering on criminal at this point in this genocide for QMUL to do that.”
A QMUL spokesperson said: “Queen Mary, like all universities, has a duty to uphold freedom of speech within 바카라사이트 law and we have in place a clear code of practice on free speech to allow us to meet this duty.
“All events are conducted in accordance with our code of practice, which all staff, students and visitors must follow.
“It was 바카라사이트refore right that we hosted this event with UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, which took place in line with our code of practice on free speech and in 바카라사이트 original venue secured by our School of Law, [which] hosted 바카라사이트 event.”
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