French college cancels Palestine forum amid pro-Israel pressure

France’s most prestigious academic institution, the College de France, has cancelled an event it organised jointly with the Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies entitled 'Palestine and Europe: The Weight of the Past and Contemporary Dynamics' amid pressure from right-wing and pro-Israel groups and the Minister of Higher Education. Organisers told The New Arab’s sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that they are now considering moving the academic conference to other...