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Fear over anti-Israel protests at SOAS

February 26, 2015 12:35
The scene at SOAS in central London this week

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Naomi Firsht,

Naomi Firsht

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Anti-Israel students targeted fake machine guns at each other and recreated shootings at a university campus this week.

The scenes were part of Israel Apartheid Week at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in central London.

It is believed the demonstration was intended to be a mockery of Israeli military checkpoints, and was performed next to an "apartheid wall" erected by students.

The actions came as the university's student union held a referendum on whether to extend its boycott of Israel and implement an academic boycott of the country across the campus.