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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Anna Fazackerley

Rishi Sunak accused of scaremongering over UK students’ Gaza protest camps

The student protest camp at King’s College, Cambridge
The student protest camp at King’s College, Cambridge, one of 15 that have been established across England and Scotland. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

Academics have called on the government to avoid “inflaming” the situation on British campuses, as students protest against the war in Gaza and their universities’ links to Israel.

Some senior staff accused Rishi Sunak of “scaremongering” by summoning vice-chancellors to Downing Street last Thursday to urge them to “take personal responsibility” for protecting Jewish students.

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