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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Caitlin Cassidy and Jordyn Beazley

Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests

A permanent pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Sydney (pictured) is now into its 11th day.
A pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Sydney (pictured) is now into its 11th day. Photograph: Ayush Kumar/AFP/Getty Images

Vice-chancellors have rejected calls to shut down the pro-Palestine encampments at Australian universities, saying campuses don’t want to see an “escalation” of the kind that is happening in the US.

A snap meeting was held on Thursday between the Group of Eight (Go8) vice-chancellors, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) and the secretary of the education department to discuss the safety of students and staff amid the protests.

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