The organisers of a conference on Israeli settlements “in Palestine” have agreed to let pro-Israel academics take part after fears from the community that it was biased.
Exeter University said it would invite two lecturers to present the Israeli position, and would also hold a second academic event later in the year co-hosted with the Jewish Leadership Council.
The compromise comes after talks between the JLC and the university vice-chancellor Sir Steve Smith.
Concerns had been raised by the Board of Deputies and grassroots pro-Israel groups that the conference, entitled “Settler Colonialism in Palestine & Workshop own the Naqab Bedouin” and planned for October, would be anti-Israel.
