A debate on how Israel is represented in academic discussions will take place next year as part of an agreement between Exeter University and the Jewish Leadership Council.
Earlier this year members of the community had raised concerns over a conference hosted by the university titled Settler Colonialism in Palestine and Workshop on the Naqab Bedouin. After talks with the JLC the university agreed to invite two pro-Israel speakers to the conference , as well as agreeing to organise a second event.
This second conference will take place at the University’s St Luke’s Campus on February 1. Under the title, The treatment of Israel in academic discourse at UK Universities, it will feature academics, students from the university, and representatives from the Jewish community.
The event will be chaired by Professor Sir Steve Smith, vice-chancellor and chief executive of Exeter, and hosted by Professor Janice Kay, Exeter provost.
