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Article: Edinburgh University rejects pressure to cancel lecture by Israeli ambassador
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- November 12, 2008
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JONNY PAUL, Jerusalem Post correspondent
Jerusalem Post
11-12-2008
Headline: Edinburgh University rejects pressure to cancel lecture by Israeli ambassador
Byline: JONNY PAUL, Jerusalem Post correspondent
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 04
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 -- LONDON - The University of Edinburgh has rejected calls from a radical anti-Israel group to cancel the visit of Ron Prosor, Israel's ambassador to Britain, to the university on Tuesday.
Speaking on "The Middle East Today: Regional Challenges, Global Implications," Prosor addressed a packed lecture hall of more than 350 students at the school.
The ambassador was scheduled to speak at the university in March but the talk was ...