UK school suspends pro-Palestinian group after inviting terrorist to speak

The Jerusalem Post reports:

Ahmed Alfaleet, who served 20 years in prison for murdering an Israeli in 1992, spoke at an event hosted by the Queen Mary University Palestine Solidarity Society via online in January.

A British university has temporarily banned an on-campus Palestinian group from organizing future activities after a Palestinian terrorist was invited to lecture at one of their events, The Jewish Chronicle reported Friday.

Ahmed Alfaleet, who served 20 years in prison for murdering an Israeli in 1992, spoke at an event hosted by the Queen Mary University Palestine Solidarity Society via online in January.

Following the speaking engagement, Jewish students took the issue to the London university's president Simon Gaskell, demanding that the group be barred from organizing future events at the school.

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