Malia Bouattia, the former students’ union leader whose bid for re-election ended in defeat this week, ended her farewell speech by shouting ‘Free, free Palestine’.
Ms Bouattia, who was elected president of the National Union of Students (NUS) in April 2016, was the subject of allegations of antisemitism during her tenure.
Before her election, it was revealed she had described the University of Birmingham as “something of a Zionist outpost”, arguing its Jewish student society’s leadership was “dominated by Zionist activists”.
Taking to the podium for a parting speech after losing Wednesday’s vote, she said supporting Palestine was one of the three most important campaigns of her time as president.
