13 Oct, 2015
Boycott Zionism, protesting Palestinian students tell India – The Hindu
President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Al Quds University here in Palestine met with protests by students who urged India to “boycott Zionism.” Mr. Mukherjee went to the university to inaugurate a Centre for Excellence in Information Communication and Technology before wrapping up his Palestine visit, the first-ever by an Indian President.
As soon as Mr. Mukherjee’s speech was over, a group of students assembled in front of the auditorium —where Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah was also present — with a placard that read, ‘You have to listen to our voices.’ By the time the President’s security guards took him to his motorcade, a large number of students had started a protest demonstration. One of the placards they carried read: ‘Dear India, boycott Zionism, our murderer, our butcher.’
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