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Cambridge University defends mock Israeli checkpoint as Jewish group waits for response to complaint

March 2, 2016 15:35
A mock Israeli checkpoint set up by pro-Palestinian students at Cambridge University

ByNaomi Firsht, Naomi Firsht

1 min read

Jewish Human Rights Watch has expressed “disappointment” with Cambridge University’s response to its complaint about anti-Israel activities on campus.

Cambridge University Palestine Society set up a replica military checkpoint in front of one of the university’s buildings last week as part of Israeli Apartheid Week activities – an international campaign of anti-Israel activism.

In response JHRW tweeted last week that it had sent a letter to the vice-chancellor of Cambridge University saying it was considering "appropriate legal remedies" over the presence of the "checkpoint" on the campus.

A JHRW director Robert Festenstein said it had been informed by the university told it would respond to the complaint within 14 days.