UK PM urges university chiefs to keep antisemitism under control

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on university chiefs to tackle the leveraging antisemitic abuse on campus in the purview of escalating student protests against the Israel- Hamas conflict which results in chaos on the campus.

Sunak and his ministers will meet with university vice-chancellors to ensure a zero-tolerance approach to antisemitic abuse is adopted on all campuses, Downing Street said.

The government said it wants to make it clear that debate and the open exchange of views in universities is essential but that this can never tip over into hate speech, harassment or incitement of violence.

Source: PTI