The newly-elected National Union of Students president, Malia Bouattia, has avoided answering questions on Israel’s right to exist in her first television interview.
Questioned by Channel 4 News’s Cathy Newman, Ms Bouattia was asked whether she applied a double standard to the Jewish State.
Ms Bouattia said: “With Israel I condemn the human rights violations and continued oppression of the Palestinian people. It is not a particular targeting of any group.”
Ms Newman asked whether Ms Bouattia had a problem with the existence of Israel or “with Israel per-se”.
