‘I’m sorry’: Uni of Sydney boss apologises to Jewish students over protest camp

Vice-Chancellor Mark Scott issued an apology during a royal commission into antisemitism, explaining that removing protesters could have inflamed campus tensions.

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‘I’m sorry’: Uni of Sydney boss apologises to Jewish students over protest camp

The head of the University of Sydney, Mark Scott, has issued an apology to Jewish students regarding a protest camp established on the university's campus.[1][2]

During intense questioning at the royal commission into antisemitism, Scott expressed his regrets to the students. He defended the university's handling of the situation by stating that taking active steps to remove the protesters could have further inflamed tensions on campus.[1][2]

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