Israeli ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely was evacuated from a debating event at the London School of Economics last night as protestors swarmed her car. 

Ms. Hotovely was invited by the university to speak at a debating society last night, but was met with fierce opposition from student activists who were outraged she had been invited. Before the event last night, LSE's Palestinian society said:“We are outraged by both the invitation extended towards a figure with a track record of anti-Palestianian racism and war crimes, as well as the LSESU’s approval of this event in the first place.” 

The abuse continued online with one post on Twitter, from an account called ‘LSEclasswar’ said: “Whoever smashes the Ambassador car window (Lincoln’s Inn Field) gets pints.  Let’s f**king frighten her.”

The call to violence came on the eve of the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, when the windows of Jewish owned stores, buildings and synagogues were smashed by Nazi paramilitaries across Germany.

The shocking events were condemned by senior Brititsh politicians with Nadhim Zahawi calling it “deeply disturbing”, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss calling the treatment of Ambassador Hotolevy "unacceptable." and Home Secretary Priti Patel saying she was 'disgusted' by the incident.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews called for those “who exceeded the bounds of peaceful protest” to be disciplined by LSE and prosecuted by the police if necessary. 

They also praised Ms Hotovely for “facing down intimidation” to attend the 90 minute Student Union debate inside.

“The bullies will not win,” the BoD declared in its Twitter post.

Outside of the event,  the crowd was addressed by Massoud Shadjereh, of the Islamic Human Rights Commission and organiser of the annual Quds Day demonstration. 

He told protesters: “Zionism will never be a legitimate ideal in our spaces.”

He added: “This type of person is very dangerous, this is almost, almost the same concert as Holocaust denial, denying the atrocities that are taking place right now…”

The crowd chanted: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” and cheered the Palestinian flag.

Demonstrating students being interviewed during the protest claimed Ms Hotovely “doesn’t deserve the right to speak” and branded the Ambassador a “fascist”.

The Israeli embassy released a statement this morning which said: Ambassador Hotovely was invited to speak with students at The LSE titled the ‘New Era in the Middle East’

"It was a successful, open and fruitful discussion that went ahead as planned. Outside the venue, there was a demonstration organised by Palestinian and Islamic societies across London universities. British police maintained order at the scene.

"The violence we witnessed when the ambassador left the premises after the talk will not deter Israeli diplomats from engaging in meaningful dialogue with all parts of the British society."

The event at LSE was part of a series of debates on the future of the Middle East, with the head of the Palestinian mission to the UK Husam Said Zomlot to speak at LSE on November 11. 

LSE also released a statement, saying any student found making threats of violence would face disciplinary action. A spokesperson for the univerity said:  "Free speech and freedom of expression underpins everything we do at LSE. Students, staff and visitors are strongly encouraged to discuss and debate the most pressing issues around the world, but this must be in a mutually respectful manner. intimidatoin or threats of violence are completely unacceptable. We are aware of some threats of violence made on social media around this event. Any LSE students identified as being involved in makig such threats will face disciplinary action. We will be revieweing the processes around this event to inform future planning."