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UK diplomat Sir Vincent Fean flees W Bank university | UK diplomat Sir Vincent Fean flees W Bank university |
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A top British diplomat has been forced to cut short a visit to a West Bank university amid protests from angry Palestinian students. | A top British diplomat has been forced to cut short a visit to a West Bank university amid protests from angry Palestinian students. |
Demonstrators banged and kicked a car carrying Consul General Sir Vincent Fean as he hurriedly left the campus amid fears for his safety. | Demonstrators banged and kicked a car carrying Consul General Sir Vincent Fean as he hurriedly left the campus amid fears for his safety. |
Sir Vincent had gone to the university near Ramallah to meet students and give a lecture. | Sir Vincent had gone to the university near Ramallah to meet students and give a lecture. |
Protesters denounced Britain's support for Israel and shouted at him to leave. | Protesters denounced Britain's support for Israel and shouted at him to leave. |
Video footage showed the consul general being ushered back to his car by security officials, surrounded by a crowd of students chanting "Get out of Bir Zeit!" | Video footage showed the consul general being ushered back to his car by security officials, surrounded by a crowd of students chanting "Get out of Bir Zeit!" |
Some held up posters of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and placards condemning the Balfour Declaration of 1917 - a British pledge of support for the establishment of a Jewish "national home" in Palestine. | |
Protesters banged the windows and roof and kicked the side of the car as it drove off. A wing-mirror was broken and a picture of a Palestinian prisoner was stuck onto the vehicle. | Protesters banged the windows and roof and kicked the side of the car as it drove off. A wing-mirror was broken and a picture of a Palestinian prisoner was stuck onto the vehicle. |
The consul general was unharmed. | The consul general was unharmed. |
A spokesman for the British Consulate-General in East Jerusalem told Reuters: "Sir Vincent had hoped to underline Britain's deep commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state, and the urgency of progress on the peace process in 2013. | A spokesman for the British Consulate-General in East Jerusalem told Reuters: "Sir Vincent had hoped to underline Britain's deep commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state, and the urgency of progress on the peace process in 2013. |
"Sadly, such a dialogue was not possible on this occasion." | "Sadly, such a dialogue was not possible on this occasion." |
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