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Occupation of Paris Sciencespo, cauldron of pro-Palestinian mobilization, intensifies public debate

To drink his morning coffee, sixty-year-old Gene had to cross a police cordon this Friday. The lawyer lives on rue Saint-Guillaume, in the most luxurious 7th arrondissement of Paris. For several days he was at the forefront of actions carried out by Parisian Sciences-po students mobilized in defense of the Palestinian cause: “Last night was quite quiet compared to previous evenings. »

About a hundred students occupied the historical site of the school on the night from Thursday to Friday. Frustrated by the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, they asked for an “investigation” into Science-po’s relationship with Israeli universities. At the bottom of the building, dozens of gendarmes and police deny access to the Rue Saint-Guillaume to journalists and spectators. Three teachers are waiting nearby, “to support the students.” Negotiations with Science Po management were unsuccessful. At about 11 a.m., an order was given to evacuate the premises.

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Source: Le Parisien

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