By, Naomi Firsht
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By, Naomi Firsht
The speaker whose talk at King's College London was halted by violent anti-Israel protests last week has called on the university to show its support for free speech by inviting him back.
Ami Ayalon, a former head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency, was giving a lecture organised by the college Israel Society when pro-Palestinians forced their way into the building, damaging property and setting off fire alarms.
Two Jewish students had to hold off around 10 protesters who attempted to break into the lecture theatre.
Mr Ayalon said KCL should "invite me as soon as possible to show that a person like me can give his speech and open it to a debate. The idea is not to find out who should be blamed. The response should be to show you can do it. In England, you can create such an event that will not be violent and the speaker will have the floor to present his ideas and
everyone will be able to oppose his ideas and respond. This," he said, "is the right response."
