A three-day conference debating the right of Israel to exist will go ahead next month in Ireland, University College Cork have confirmed.
The conference, called International Law and the State of Israel: Legitimacy, Exceptionalism and Responsibility, will take place at an "off-campus" location over two days.
There is a possibility that UCC will host a third day on campus if organisers comply will a series of demands set out by university management last month.
The original conference was cancelled by the University of Southampton in 2015, and delayed by Cork earlier this year, after Jewish leaders and MPs including former Conservative chief whip Michael Gove called it a “Israel hate-fest”.
In a statement UCC confirmed: "The organising committee of the International Law and the State of Israel conference have informed UCC that they will host two of the three conference days in an off-campus location in Cork on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1.
"Discussions are ongoing between the organisers and the University regarding the use of campus for the final day of the conference on Sunday, April 2, based on the conditions previously set by University College Cork.
"The University Management Team noted at its meeting on January 30 that while the conference organising committee includes five UCC staff members, it is not a University-sponsored or promoted event."
