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Students on hunger strike in Gaza protest urged not to risk their health

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Members of the Edinburgh University Justice for Palestine Society have been on hunger strike throughout much of this week.

Students taking part in a hunger strike in a call for a ceasefire in Gaza have been urged not to take risks with their health or wellbeing.

Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, principal and vice-chancellor of the university, said it supports the students’ right to protest and fully recognises the “strength of feeling that you have demonstrated with your actions”. “A university should be a place where the most sensitive, topical and complex matters can be openly debated in an atmosphere of respect and safety.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesperson said on Tuesday: “The right to free speech does not include the right to harass people or incite violence.

 

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