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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Charlotte Dobson

Students stage 'Free Palestine' protest at the University of Manchester

Students held a 'Free Palestine' demo at the University of Manchester.

The protest took place outside the university's main campus on Oxford Road followed by a procession to the National Graphene Institute.

More than 30 protesters, some carrying Palestinian flags, attended the demo today (Friday).

It follows a number of 'Free Palestine' protests held across the city after renewed violence in Israel and Palestine in the last month.

(Adam Vaughan)

Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee their homes after more than a week of sustained conflict.

An Israel-Gaza ceasefire was declared on Friday.

The ceasefire came after an 11-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip considered the worst violence in the region since 2014.

A University of Manchester spokesperson said: “The University of Manchester has agreements with partners across the world to provide study placements for our students and via which we accept in-bound exchange students.

"These agreements are vital to delivering a world class learning experience to our students and to maintaining an international experience on campus.

"One of these agreements is with Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which is an internationally widely recognised institution in Israel which in turn has agreements across 27 countries.

"These links form part of the University’s engagement in Israel which incorporates both student exchange and research collaboration.”

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